When a minimum wage is set above the equilibrium wage rate the supply of low-skilled workers increases and the supply curve shifts leftward. search activity decreases. the supply of low-skilled workers decreases and the supply curve shifts rightward. unemployment increases.
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Suppose that the market for labor is initially in equilibrium. A decrease in the price of output will cause the equilibrium wage and the equilibrium quantity of labor to rise. and the equilibrium quantity of labor to fall. to rise and the equilibrium quantity of labor to fall. to fall and the equilibrium quantity of labor to rise.
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