In the diagram above, as the minimum real wage rate increases from w to w', quantity of labor supplied rises whereas quantity of labor demanded falls. Thus, natural rate of unemployment increases.
2. Graphically demonstrate the effect of an increase in the minimum wage on the natural rate...
8. Demonstrate graphically the effect of a minimum wage law. At the minimum wage, is quantity demanded greater or less than quantity supplied? Is this a shortage or an excess of labor? Does economic theory tell us such a law would be a bad idea? a. b.
8. Demonstrate graphically the effect of a minimum wage law. At the minimum wage, is quantity demanded greater or less than quantity supplied? Is this a shortage or an excess of labor? Does...
graphically demonstrate the effect of a decrease in union membership on the natural rate of unemployment
The natural rate of unemployment tends to be lower when O A. the minimum wage is higher than the market wage. OB. unemployment insurance benefits are paid for fewer weeks. O C. labor unions are more effective OD. firms pay efficiency wages.
The natural rate of unemployment Suppose that the markup of the prices of products over wage cost, z, is 10%, and that the wage-setting equation is W = P*(1 - 2m + z) where m is the unemployment rate and z is the unemployment benefit/minimum wage. a. What is the real wage, as determined by the price-setting equation? b. Solve for the natural rate of unemployment c. What happens to the natural rate of unemployment if z falls from 10%...
8. Discuss (or show graphically) why a minimum wage (set above the market wage) produces unemployment in a perfectly competitive model. (1 pt)
8. Discuss (or show graphically) why a minimum wage (set above the market wage) produces unemployment in a perfectly competitive model. (1 pt)
Explain what effect an increase in the unemployment rate will have on the real wage based on: (1) the WS relation; and (2) the PS relation. [Note that you are not being asked to discuss the impact on equilibrium real wage. Instead, you should explain what each of the two relations says about the impact of unemployment on real wage individually].
a. Draw the labor market. Indicate graphically and discuss the impact of the minimum wage on the labor market. b. It has been argued that the negative impacts of a minimum wage increase (higher unemployment) are more than offset by the favorable impact on incomes (wage*labor use). Such an argument rests on the assumption that the elasticity of labor demand in response to a change in wage rates is a. Elastic; b. Inelastic or c. Unitary in Elasticity. Which range...
1. Using equilibrium in the "money market” graphically demonstrate the effect of increasing the money supply in a liquidity trap. (5 pts)
Decoding 'Natural' Rate of Unemployment Unemployment is a normal feature of our economy and the Congressional Budget Office believes the "natural" unemployment rate increased from 5 percent in 2007 to 6 percent in 2012. Source: Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2012 Provide some reasons why the natural unemployment rate might have increased. The natural unemployment rate might have increased because of _______. A. an increase in the minimum wage and an increase in the number of firms paying an efficiency...