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If workers in groups c and d were on the same offer curve, w(0, c) and w(0, d ) would be
equal so that inequality (7.4) reduces to
With identical offer curves,
Substituting this value of w(p
1
, d) based on equation (7.6) for w(p
1
, c) in inequality (7.5)
yields
Since p
1
> p
2
, this result contradicts the property of wage offer curves as upward
sloping.
This model of segmented hedonic labor markets is applicable to a wide variety of
situations, which are discussed in Section 7.11. As in the case of the basic hedonic wage
model, differences on both sides of the market will affect the ultimate ...