Assume a monopsonistic employer is paying a wage rate of Wm and hiring Qm workers, as indicated
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Bilateral monopoly in the labor market.
Now suppose an industrial union is formed that forces the employer to accept a wage rate of Wc. Explain verbally and graphically why in this instance the higher wage rate will be accompanied by an increase in the number of workershired.
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MRC W, s W Wm D MRP Quantity of labor
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Economics
ISBN: 978-0073375694
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Authors: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean M. Flynn
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