רצפות ושכר מקסימום
הוצג| English | משמעות |
|---|---|
| minimum wage/ˈmɪnɪməm weɪdʒ/ | שכר מינימום |
| maximum wage | שכר מקסימום |
A decision you can investigate
- A government wants to help low-paid workers without pricing them out of jobs.
- Where should a wage floor sit relative to the market equilibrium?
Build the explanation
- A minimum wage 最低工资 is a legal wage floor; it binds only above the free-market equilibrium, where it contracts labour demand and extends labour supply, the gap being the surplus of labour. A maximum wage 最高工资 is a legal ceiling; binding below equilibrium, it creates a shortage of labour.
- Effects soften when demand for labour is inelastic, when higher pay raises motivation and productivity, or when the employer is a monopsonist: a floor can then raise both the wage and employment within limits.
Work through the evidence
- With demand W = 12 − 0.04L and supply W = 2 + 0.04L, equilibrium is 0.08L = 10, so L = 125 workers at W = 7 per hour.
- A floor at W = 9 gives demand 75 (9 = 12 − 0.04L) and supply 175 (9 = 2 + 0.04L): a surplus of 100 workers. A ceiling at W = 5 instead gives demand 175 and supply 75: a shortage of 100.
עם פני ביקוש W = 12 − 0.04L ופני אספקה W = 2 + 0.04L, מהו עודף שנוצר מכף שכר מינימום של 9?
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בערך W = 9 הביקוש הוא 75 והאספקה 175, ולכן העודף הוא 100.
Test the limits
- A wage-floor diagram for an increase must show the floor moving up; examiners reject diagrams that introduce a brand-new floor. The size of job losses depends on the elasticities, which the diagram alone does not give.
- Wage controls miss other margins: employers can cut hours, benefits or training, and executives under a maximum wage can leave or take non-pay benefits, as Egypt’s 2015 public-sector cap showed.
מכף שכר מינימום של 6 מתקיים כאשר השכר באיזון הוא 7.
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מכף מתקיים רק מעל השכר באיזון; בערך 6 השוק עדיין מאוזן בשכר 7.
כל שכר מינימום מדמיין אותו מספר תעסוקה בכל שוק עבודה.
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גודל היתרון תלוי באלסטיות, ומבנה המונופסון יכול להפוך את סימן ההשפעה על התעסוקה.
Apply and explain your answer
- With the numbers above, what does a minimum wage of 6 do?
- Nothing: 6 is below the equilibrium wage of 7, so the floor does not bind and the market stays at L = 125, W = 7.
איזה תנאי יכול להאפשר למכף שכר להגביר את התעסוקה?
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לעומת מונופסון, רצפה מתונה יכולה להגביר גם את השכר וגם את התעסוקה בתוך גבולות מסוימים.
Use the terms precisely
- minimum wage: A legal floor under the wage, binding only above equilibrium.
- maximum wage: A legal ceiling on the wage, binding only below equilibrium.
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השתמשו בכל מונח לפי הקשר הכלכלי המפורט שלו.
With demand W = 12 − 0.04L and supply W = 2 + 0.04L, equilibrium is 0.08L = 10, so L = 125 workers at W = 7 per hour. A floor at W = 9 gives demand 75 (9 = 12 − 0.04L) and supply 175 (9 = 2 + 0.04L): a surplus of 100 workers. A ceiling at W = 5 instead gives demand 175 and supply 75: a shortage of 100.
A wage-floor diagram for an increase must show the floor moving up; examiners reject diagrams that introduce a brand-new floor. The size of job losses depends on the elasticities, which the diagram alone does not give. Wage controls miss other margins: employers can cut hours, benefits or training, and executives under a maximum wage can leave or take non-pay benefits, as Egypt’s 2015 public-sector cap showed.
A minimum wage is a legal wage floor; it binds only above the free-market equilibrium, where it contracts labour demand and extends labour supply, the gap being the surplus of labour. A maximum wage is a legal ceiling; binding below equilibrium, it creates a shortage of labour.