8. What is the reservation wage? Other things being equal, ones reservation wage increases as larger amounts

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8. What is the reservation wage? “Other things being equal, one’s reservation wage increases as larger amounts of nonlabor income are realized.” Do you agree?

Explain. Redraw the indifference curves of Figure 2.8 to demonstrate that anything that lowers (raises) the value of nonmarket time will increase (reduce) the probability of labor force participation.

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Contemporary Labor Economics

ISBN: 9780073375953

9th Edition

Authors: Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, David Macpherson

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