Suppose That Laws Are Passed Banning Labour Unions and That

question 18

Essay

Suppose that laws are passed banning labour unions and that resulting lower labour costs are passed along to consumers in the form of lower prices. Use the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model to illustrate graphically the impact in the short run and the long run of this favourable supply shock. Be sure to label: i. the axes; ii. the curves; iii. the initial equilibrium values; iv. the direction the curves shift; v. the short-run equilibrium values; and vi. the long-run equilibrium values. State in words what happens to prices and output in the short run and the long run.

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