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In the classical general equilibrium model, the individual is assumed to be the basic unit of analysis and these individuals, both workers and employers, will make choices that reflect their unique tastes, objectives, and preferences. It is assumed that individuals' wants typically exceed their ability to satisfy them (hense scarcity of goods and time). It is further assumed that individuals will eventually experience diminishing marginal utility. Finally, wages and prices are assumed not to be sticky (they move up and down freely). The classical model assumes that traditional supply and demand analysis is the best approach to understanding the labor market. The functions that follow are aggregate functions that can be thought of as the summation of all the individual participants in the market.

1 Aggregate supply

2 Labor Demand

The consumers of the labor market are firms. The demand for labor services is a derived demand, derived from the supply and demand for the firm's products in the goods market. It is assumed that a firms' objective is to maximize profit given the demand for its products, and given the production technology that is available to it.

Some notation:

Let be price level of commodities Let be nominal wage Let be real wage (w/p) Let be profit of firms Let be labor demand Let be the firms output of commodities that it will supply to the goods market.

2.1 Output function

Let us specify this output (commodity supply) function as the complex variable:

It is an increasing concave function with respect to L^D because of the Diminishing Marginal Product of Labor. Note that in this simplified model, labour is the only factor of production. If we were analysing the goods market, this simplification could cause problems, but because we are looking at the labor market, this simplification is worthwhile.

2.2 Firms' profit function

Generally a firm's profit is calculated as:

profit = revenue - cost

In nominal terms the profit function is:

In real terms this becomes:

2.3 Firms' optimal (profit maximizing) condition

In an attempt to achieve an optimal situation, firms can maximize profits with this Maximized profit function:

When functions are given, Labor Demand (L^D) can be derived from this equation.

3 Labor Supply

The suppliers of the labor market are households. A household can be thought of as the summation of all the individuals within the households. Each household offers an amount of labour services to the market. The supply of labor can be thought of as the summation of the labor services offered by all the households. The amount of service that each household offers depends on the consumption requirements of the household, and the individuals relative preference for consumption verses free time.

Some notation:

Let U be total utility Let Y^D be commodity demand (consumption) Let L^S be labor supply (hours worked) Let D(L^S) be disutility from working, an increasing convex function with respect to L^S.

3.1 Households' consumption constraint

Consumption constraint = profit income + wage income

3.2 Households' utility function

total utility = utility from consumption - disutility from work

substitute consumption:

3.3 Households' optimal condition

Maximized utility function:

When functions are given, Labor Supply (L^S) can be derived from this equation.

4 Aggregate Demand

5 Monetary Market

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6 Real Market

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