Labor Economics
Labor Economics
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780078021886
Author: George J Borjas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 2P

(a)

To determine

Explain the apparent shift in fundamental economic behavior in United States.

(b)

To determine

Explain the authenticity of the statement.

(c)

To determine

Explain the changes in the ratio from 1990 to today.

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This question is under the Microeconomic Analysis topic. (a) How does economics describe or define discrimination in general? (b) What are some typical costs that would come about in an economy from labor market discrimination?
(c) Let us now turn to the labor market for grocery store workers in Little town. Recently one of the last two grocery stores in Little town closed leaving only one employer for grocery store workers in this area. This labor market is not very competitive. What type of market structure is this?  (d) Draw a typical supply curve (i.e. average expenditure), marginal expenditure, and demand for the grocery store in Little Town. Label the equilibrium wage and number of grocery store workers.  (e) Suppose that some time has passed and the population has grown in Little Town and there are now many grocery stores. Now suppose that the grocery store workers unionize. Draw a graph to depict the equilibrium wage and number of workers in this new market.
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