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Chapter 5, Problem 6P
To determine
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In many European countries high minimum wages have led to high levels of
- Graphically show using the demand-supply diagram, the impact of the imposition of the minimum wage on the overall market for labor. Show the
deadweight loss , the type of shortage being created and illustrate on the diagram the size of this shortage. - With contraction in the economy due to the imposition of the minimum wage, what would be the impact on the overall labor market, the size of the deadweight loss and the shortage? Illustrate with a diagram.
- The effects on the size of the informal labor market because of contraction of the economy and the impact on the equilibrium wage in the informal labor market. Use a graph to illustrate.
Concept Introduction:
Minimum wage:
It is a government-imposed price control or limits on the minimum wage that can be offered to labor.
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