What is the hedonic theory of wage differentials? Combine
isoprofit curves with worker indifference curves to...
What is the hedonic theory of wage differentials? Combine
isoprofit curves with worker indifference curves to explain how two
workers with identical stocks of human capital might be different
wage rates.
What is the hedonic theory of wage differentials? Combine
isoprofit curves with worker indifference curves to explain how two
workers with identical stocks of human capital might be different
wage rates.
Define and discuss compensating wage differentials and the
hedonic wage theory (HWT). Show how HWT applies to employee
benefits. Discuss employee considerations and preferences (with the
help of indifference curves) and employer considerations and
preferences (with the help of isoprofit curves). Illustrate the
join determination of wages and benefits under HWT.
Q 7
(a) What are indifference curves?
(b) State and explain the properties of indifference curves.
(c) Explain what factors could cause shift in the budget
line.
Evaluate following statement using the theory on compensating
wage differentials: “Mandating safety at work will surely improve
worker’s welfare.” Use diagrams and a few bullet-points to justify
your thinking.
Discuss the theory of consumer choice among two goods using
indifference curves and the budget constraint. Show how the result
changes if the price of a good changes.
Using indifference curves, show how the labour/leisure trade-off
determines the reservation wage, wr, where there is non-labour
income, m, but no unemployment benefit. [50]
Show how the worker’s reservation wage and behaviour change if
she becomes entitled to unemployment benefit, b? [50]