Use the Calmfors-Driffill model to determine whether the following statements are true, false or uncertain. Briefly explain
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Use the Calmfors-Driffill model to determine whether the following statements are true, false or uncertain. Briefly explain your answer.
(a) Industry level unions face more inelastic product demand than firm-level unions
(b) Industry level unions take into account their effect on the economy-wide price level when negotiating wages
(c) Centralized wage setting secures the lowest level of unemployment because centralized unions have the most bargaining power
(d) The hump-shaped (inverse \(U\) ) relationship between centralization of wage setting and unemployment would be more pronounced in an open economy than in a closed one.
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ISBN: 9780199655793
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Authors: Wendy Carlin, David Soskice
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