Chapter 18 Flashcards

1
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What shifts the labor demand

A

Output price, technological change, supply of other factors

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2
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What shift labor supply curve

A

Taste, immigration, changes in alternative opportunities

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3
Q

What is the value of marginal product

A

Marginal product times price

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4
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What is diminishing marginal product

A

marginal product decreases as inputs increase

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5
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What is the production function

A

Relationship between number of inputs and outputs

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6
Q

What is a monopsony

A

Market with a single buyer

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7
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When does wage adjust

A

To balance the supply and demand for labor

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