Suppose a hospital only needs one input, nurses, to treat their
patients. A public insurer reimburses each treatment at $10 and
suppose that the hospital needs to hire L nurses to provide T = 5L
− 1/20 ∗L^2 treatments. Hospitals pay their nurses a wage W and
suppose that 5 + W/2 nurses are willing to work at the hospital for
a wage W.
Specify the hospital’s demand curve for nurses as well as the
nurses’ labor supply curve. Also display them in a diagram, with
employment on the horizontal axis and the wage on the vertical
axis. (10 points)
Suppose a hospital only needs one input, nurses, to treat their patients. A public insurer reimburses...
Suppose a hospital only needs one input, nurses, to treat their patients. A public insurer reimburses each treatment at $10 and suppose that the hospital needs to hire L nurses to provide T = 5L − 1/20 ∗L^2 treatments. Hospitals pay their nurses a wage W and suppose that 5 + W/2 nurses are willing to work at the hospital for a wage W. In perfect competition, what would be the equilibrium wage and employment level?
Suppose a hospital only needs one input, nurses, to treat their patients. A public insurer reimburses each treatment at $10 and suppose that the hospital needs to hire L nurses to provide T = 5L − 1/20 ∗L^2 treatments. Hospitals pay their nurses a wage W and suppose that 5 + W/2 nurses are willing to work at the hospital for a wage W. Imagine that the hospital acts as a monopsonist in the labor market (monopoly in employment). What...
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