Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Marginal Revenue Product

? / ? and ?*?

A

changeTR/changeL

price * marginal product

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2
Q

Graph MP/L and W/L = ?

A

marginal revenue

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3
Q

Reservation wage

A

Wage too low to work

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4
Q

Backward bending labor supply curve

A

After a certain price, labor is reduced

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5
Q

Leisure is a ? good

A

normal

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6
Q

Backwards bending - After a certain point, Substitution effect ? Income effect

A

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7
Q

Competitive labor market

A

Equilibirum wage and labor = intersect of curves

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8
Q

Individual firm Curve

A

Wage taker

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9
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Collective bargaining

A

is the process through which a union and management negotiate a labor contract.

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10
Q

Monopsony

A

is a labor market in which a single firm hires labor.

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11
Q

marginal factor cost (MFC)

A

changes in total wage cost per worker

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