A simple model of the labor market is analyzed using the concept of statistical equilibrium. Involuntary unemployment is revealed to be an equilibrium phenomenon in this approach. The consequences of wage subsidies depend critically on whether they are paid to workers or to employers.
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Duncan K. Foley (1996) studied this question.
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