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What information would you require before judging this to be evidence of wage discrimination?
Suppose the wage rate that is paid at a particular firm is W = 5 + 0.5T, where T = the number of years. Explain which would necessitate leaving his or her job?
The MRP of labor is given by the following equation: MRP0 = 20 - L, where L = number of workers. How many workers will the employer want to hire?
If workers retire after 35 years, will this plan be profitable for the firm? Explain. For how many years will the firm underpay its workers?
Analyze the dual claim that stock options are tenuously related to CEO performance and that moving away from them and toward bonuses will strengthen incentives.
In recent years, many plants have closed forcing thousands of worker. How might a compensation scheme designed to enhance worker motivation lead to this result?
Graph this benefit formula, and calculate the benefits and replacement rate for workers whose previous weekly wages are $100, $500, and $2,000.
If labor demand falls to LD = 18,000,000 - 300W, how many workers will be unemployed in Pennsylvania? What will be its unemployment rate?
This wage insurance would be available for up to two years after the initial date of job loss. Would this wage insurance program reduce unemployment? Explain.
If employers lose the right to discharge workers without cause, what effects will this have on the unemployment rate?
Would you expect greater employer flexibility in hiring and assigning workers to increase or decrease unemployment in Mexico? Explain.]
Explain what effect you would expect this taxation of UI benefits to have on the unemployment rate.
What is the wage rate in both sectors before unionization? How many employees will be hired in each sector?
What can be said about the relative wage advantage of unionized workers and the absolute effect of the union on its members' real wage?
Why might members of the Dog Catchers' International be more wary of the targeted wage increase?
Suppose that employer concession schedule is W = 1 + .02S and the union resistance curve. Determine the length of the strike and the percentage wage increase.
Workers illegally dismissed may sue their employers. What are the likely consequences of this German law for the ability of German unions to raise wages?
What would you expect the impact of this act to be on the demand for labor in the shipping industry and ability of unions to push up the wages of US seafarers?
What is union's rationale for seeking a union standards clause? Under what conditions will a union standards clause most likely be sought by a labor union?
Draw the old and new budget constraints (clearly labeled) associated with the UI program, and analyze the work incentives of this proposed change.
Analyze the work-incentive effects of tax reforms that lower marginal tax rates while keeping total tax revenues constant.
Draw an arbitrary budget constraint for a person, assuming that he or she receives no government subsidies.
Draw the new budget constraint. Analyze which workers in France are better off under the 2002 law. Are any worse off? Explain.
A firm wants to offer paid sick leave to its workers. Compare the work-incentive effects of the two options, both immediately and in the long run.
What would be the change in work incentives associated with this change in the way workers' compensation payments were calculated?