Good jobs versus bad jobs

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Acemoglu, D [1 ]
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[1] MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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10.1086/209978
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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This article develops a model of noncompetitive labor markets in which high-wage (good) and low-wage (bad) jobs co-exist. Minimum wages and unemployment benefits shift the composition of employment toward high-wage jobs. Because the composition of jobs in the laissez-faire equilibrium is inefficiently biased toward low-wage jobs, these labor market regulations increase average labor productivity and may improve welfare.
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