Assume that the total productivity in our country decreases (a negative shock to the production function). a) Using a graph, What happens to the demand curve for labor? b) Using a graph, How would the decline in productivity affect the labor market (employment, unemployment and real wages), if labor market is always in equilibrium? c) Using a graph, How would decreases in productivity affect the labor market if unions prevented the decline in real wages?

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