From the lecture slides, explain the influence of a binding price floor on wages.
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Let w denote the wage and L the quantity of labor. Labor supply S(w) is upward-sloping, labor demand D(w) is downward-sloping. The free-market equilibrium (w*, L*) satisfies S(w*) = D(w*) = L*. Show more…
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