Answer to Question #88960 in Microeconomics for mzwandile

Question #88960
in the labour market for carpenters,the current market clearing wage rate is R800 per day. with the aid of a diagram, discuss the welfare effects of government intervention in the form if legislation that sets the minimum wage rate for a carpenter at R1000 per day.
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Expert's answer
2019-05-03T08:38:36-0400

Such government intervention will create a surplus of carpenters because the quantity of labour demanded will be lower than the quantity of labour supplied. Moreover the total surplus will decrease because the deadweight loss occur, that’s why the labour market for carpenters will be inefficient.


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