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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
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Monopsony Model
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Wage Determination
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Wages Defined...Wages - - Salary - - Earnings
Nominal Wages
Real Wages
International differences...
LABOR, WAGES, AND EARNINGS
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0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32Germany
SwitzerlandDenmarkSweden
JapanUnited States
FranceItaly
United KingdomAustralia
CanadaKorea
TaiwanPortugal
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVEHourly Wages of Production Workers,Selected Nations
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hourly Pay in U.S. Dollars, 1999
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GENERAL LEVEL OF WAGES
Role of Productivity• Plentiful Capital• Abundant Natural Resources
• Advanced Technology• Labor Quality• Intangible Factors
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REAL WAGES ANDPRODUCTIVITY
Growth in real income (earnings)
Growth in output per worker-hour
Can only grow at
about the same rate!
Secular Growth of Real Wages
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Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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PURELY COMPETITIVELABOR MARKET
Purely competitive labor market:
Many Firms
Numerous Qualified Workers
“Wage Taker” Behavior
Market Demand for Labor
Market Supply of Labor
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General Level of Wages
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Non-LaborCosts
LaborCosts
LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMANDPURELY COMPETITIVE MARKET
Labor Market
S
D = MRP( mrp’s)
Wc
(1000)
Individual Firm
S = MRC
d = mrp
Wc
Quantity of Labor
Wa
ge
Ra
te (
do
llars
)
Quantity of Labor
($10)
(5)
$10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10
IncludesNormalProfit
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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Key Terms
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Non-LaborCosts
LaborCosts
IncludesNormalProfit
LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMANDPURELY COMPETITIVE MARKET
Labor Market
S
D = MRP( mrp’s)
Wc
(1000)
Individual Firm
S = MRC
d = mrp
Wc
Quantity of Labor
Wa
ge
Ra
te (
do
llars
)
Quantity of Labor
($10)
(5)
$10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10
Marginal ResourceCost (MRC) will be
constant and equal toresource price(the wage rate)
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
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MONOPSONY MODEL
•Single Buyer of a type of labor
•The type of labor is relatively immobile “Wage Maker” Behavior
Upward-Sloping SupplyCurve to Firm
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
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Monopsony Model
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Wa
ge
Ra
te (
do
llars
)S
Quantity of Labor
MONOPSONISTICLABOR MARKET
In monopsonyMRC lies abovethe supply curve
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General Level of Wages
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Wa
ge
Ra
te (
do
llars
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MRP
S
Wm
Quantity of Labor
MRC
Qm
MONOPSONISTICLABOR MARKET
MRP = MRC
Qm units oflabor hired
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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Wage Differentials
Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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Wa
ge
Ra
te (
do
llars
)
MRP
S
Wm
Quantity of Labor
MRC
Wc
Qm Qc
The competitivesolution would
result in a higherwage and greater
employment
MONOPSONISTICLABOR MARKET
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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Key Terms
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Wa
ge
Ra
te (
do
llars
)
MRP
S
Wm
Quantity of Labor
MRC
Wc
Qm Qc
The competitivesolution would
result in a higherwage and greater
employment
MONOPSONISTICLABOR MARKET
Monopsonists maximizeprofits by hiring a smaller
number of workers andthereby paying a less-than-
competitive wage rate.
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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Wag
e R
ate
(do
llar
s)
D1
S
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
THREE UNION MODELSDemand-Enhancement Model
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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Key Terms
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Wu
Qu
Wag
e R
ate
(do
llar
s)
D1
S
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
D2
...by increasingproduct demand
THREE UNION MODELSDemand-Enhancement Model
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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Wage Differentials
Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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Wu
Qu
Wag
e R
ate
(do
llar
s)
D1
S
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
D2
...by increasingproduct demand...by increasingproductivity
THREE UNION MODELSDemand-Enhancement Model
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
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Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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Wu
Qu
Wag
e R
ate
(do
llar
s)
D1
S
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
D2
...by increasingproduct demand...by increasingproductivity...by increasingthe price ofsubstitutes
THREE UNION MODELSDemand-Enhancement Model
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
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Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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Wag
e R
ate
(do
llar
s)
D
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
THREE UNION MODELSExclusive or Craft Model
S1
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Key Terms
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Wag
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ate
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D
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
THREE UNION MODELSExclusive or Craft Model
Qu
S1
...restrictive membership policies
S2
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Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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Wag
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ate
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D
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
THREE UNION MODELSExclusive or Craft Model
Qu
S1
...restrictive membership policies...restricting labor supply of the economy as a whole
S2
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Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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Wag
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ate
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D
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
THREE UNION MODELSExclusive or Craft Model
Qu
S1
...restrictive membership policies...restricting labor supply of the economy as a whole…occupational licensing
S2
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Key Terms
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ate
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Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
THREE UNION MODELSInclusive or Industrial Model
D
S
...by organizing virtually all workers and thereby control of the supply curve for labor causing…
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Key Terms
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ate
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llar
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D
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
THREE UNION MODELSInclusive or Industrial Model
Qu
D
...by organizing virtually all workers and thereby control of the supply curve for labor causing…
S
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WAGE INCREASESAND UNEMPLOYMENT
• Union members receive about 15% higher wages
• Negative impact on level of employment
Negative unemployment effect reduced by:
GrowthElasticity
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BILATERAL MONOPOLY MODELMonopsonist & Union SeekDifferent Wage Rates...
…economic theorycannot
determine the actual outcome.
Wu
Wag
e R
ate
(do
llar
s)
D
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
D
S
Qu=Qm
Wm
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Key Terms
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Wu
Wag
e R
ate
(do
llar
s)
D
Quantity of Labor
Wc
Qc
BILATERAL MONOPOLY MODELMonopsonist & Union SeekDifferent Wage Rates...
D
S
…economic theorycannot
determine the actual outcome.
Qu=Qm
Wm
Desirability of Bilateral Monopoly
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MINIMUM WAGECONTROVERSY
•Case Against Minimum Wage
•Case For Minimum Wage
•Evidence and Conclusions
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WAGE DIFFERENTIALSMarginal Revenue Productivity
Noncompeting Groups•Ability•Education and Training
•Investment in Human Capital
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Key Terms
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WAGE DIFFERENTIALSCompensating Differences
•Nonmonetary DifferencesMarket Imperfections
•Lack of Job Information•Geographical Immobility•Unions & Government Restraints
•Discrimination
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PAY FOR PERFORMANCE
The Principal-Agent Problem
Incentive Pay Plan• Piece Rates• Commissions or Royalties• Bonuses, Stock Options, &
Profit Sharing• Efficiency Wages
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Real Wages and Productivity
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Monopsony Model
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Wage Differentials
Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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PAY FOR PERFORMANCENegative Side-Effects of Pay
for Performance•Poor Product Quality•Questionable or Fraudulent Sales Practices
•Disruption of Teamwork•Free Ride by Low Producers•Low Turnover Decreases Hiring Opportunities
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General Level of Wages
Real Wages and Productivity
Purely Competitive Labor Market
Monopsony Model
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Bilateral Monopoly Model
Minimum Wage Controversy
Wage Differentials
Pay For Performance
Key Terms
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PAY FOR PERFORMANCENegative Side-Effects of Pay
for Performance•Poor Product Quality•Questionable or Fraudulent Sales Practices
•Disruption of Teamwork•Free Ride by Low Producers•Low Turnover Decreases Hiring Opportunities
ChapterConclusions
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nominal wagereal wagepurely competitive labor marketmonopsonyexclusive unionismoccupational licensinginclusive unionism
bilateral monopolyminimum wagewage differentialsmarginal revenue
productivitynoncompeting groupsinvestment in human capitalcompensating differences incentive pay plan
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