Nominal wages vs. Real and Sticky Wages:
Nominal wages: amount of money they work or receive per unit of time
Ex: ( tips waitress makes)
Real Wages: amount of goods and services a worker can purchase with their nominal wage
( real wages purchasing power of nominal wages) Determines what you can and can't buy
Sticky Wages- Nominal wage level is set according to an initial price level and doesn't vary due to labor contracts or other restrictions ( Keynesian)
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Price
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Wages
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Employment Level
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Implications
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Keynesian Range
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Recession
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Fixed
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Fixed
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Flexible
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Output depends upon changes in employment levels
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Intermediate
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Flexible
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Fixed
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Flexible
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Output depends upon changes in price and the employment level.
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Classical Range
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Inflation
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Flexible
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Flexible
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Fixed
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Output independent of changes in the price level
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