第5章弾力性

Problems問題

Exercises 31練習問題 31

Exercise 31問題 31

Assume that the supply of low-skilled workers is fairly elastic, but the employers’ demand for such workers is fairly inelastic. If the policy goal is to expand employment for low-skilled workers, is it better to focus on policy tools to shift the supply of unskilled labor or on tools to shift the demand for unskilled labor? What if the policy goal is to raise wages for this group? Explain your answers with supply and demand diagrams.

英語のヒント

低技能労働者の供給はかなり弾力的だが、雇用主の需要はかなり非弾力的だとする。政策目標が低技能労働者の雇用拡大なら、非熟練労働の供給をシフトさせる政策と、需要をシフトさせる政策のどちらに重点を置くべきか。目標がこの集団の賃金引き上げならどうか。需要・供給図を使って説明しなさい。

tax incidence

租税の帰着

manner in which the tax burden is divided between buyers and sellers

英語のヒント

税負担が買い手と売り手に分かれるあり方。