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Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073511368
book Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas cover

Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073511368
Exercise 20
In Figure 10-7, the contract curve is PZ.
a. Does point P represent the firm or the workers having all of the bargaining power Does point Z represent the firm or the workers having all of the bargaining power Explain.
b. Suppose the union has the power to be a monopoly union in setting wages if it chooses, but it doesn't have the power to force a wage and an employment level on the firm. On what portion of the contract curve PZ would you expect the bargained wage-employment contract to occur
Reference Figure 10-7
In Figure 10-7, the contract curve is PZ.  a. Does point P represent the firm or the workers having all of the bargaining power Does point Z represent the firm or the workers having all of the bargaining power Explain. b. Suppose the union has the power to be a monopoly union in setting wages if it chooses, but it doesn't have the power to force a wage and an employment level on the firm. On what portion of the contract curve PZ would you expect the bargained wage-employment contract to occur  Reference Figure 10-7
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