ECON 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Reservation Wage, Price Ceiling, Competitive Equilibrium

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Reservation wage: the lowest wage that workers are willing to work. Every worker is willing to work (qs increases) Firms only demand some workers (qd decreases) -> workers take jobs previously held by workers. Workers income = wage if employed + reservation wage if not. 12 workers + 12 workers = . 8 workers + 4 workers + 12 workers . For each workers get a job --> income of unemployed falls . If at least 3 workers get jobs --> total income lower. -> increases number of workers who are willing to work. Price ceilings -- cannot charge more than this amount. Reservation wage (opportunity cost of labor time): lowest wage that he or she is willing to accept employment. Involuntary unemployment: not employed, but willing to work at average wage (reservation < average wage rate)

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