The standard argument agains minimum wage laws is based on the idea that labor markets are competitive and that a minimum wage acts like a price floor.

    If a minimum wage of WMin is imposed, hiring is reduced from NC to ND. A total of NS workers is seeking employment at wage WMin so unemployment goes from 0 to NS - ND. The situation can be quite different for a monopsonist.

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