Labour demand and marginal productivity theory

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  • What type of market is the labour market classified as?
    Factor market
  • Who determines the supply of labour?
    Those who want to be employed
  • What is derived demand in the context of labour?
    Demand for labour comes from product demand
  • How does the demand for car manufacturers relate to car demand?
    It is derived from the demand for cars
  • What factors affect the demand for labour?
    Wage rate, product demand, productivity
  • How does the wage rate affect the demand for labour?
    Higher wages may reduce employment
  • What happens when wages increase for firms?
    They may switch to cheaper capital
  • How does the demand for products influence labour demand?
    Higher product demand increases labour demand
  • What increases the productivity of labour?
    Education, training, and technology
  • What effect do substitutes for labour have on demand?
    They can decrease demand for labour
  • How does a firm's profitability affect labour demand?
    Higher profits allow for more labour employment
  • What determines the number of buyers of labour?
    The number of firms in the market
  • How does the number of employers affect wages?
    Fewer employers can lead to lower wages
  • What is the marginal productivity theory of labour demand?
    Demand depends on marginal revenue product
  • How is marginal revenue product (MRP) calculated?
    MRP = MP x MR
  • What does marginal product of labour represent?
    Additional output from each labour unit
  • What does marginal revenue of labour indicate?
    Additional revenue from each labour unit
  • When does equilibrium occur in labour demand?
    When marginal cost equals net benefit
  • What does the demand curve show in relation to labour?
    The marginal revenue product (MRP)
  • How does the elasticity of demand for labour relate to wage rate changes?
    It measures responsiveness to wage changes
  • What affects the elasticity of demand for labour?
    Labour cost proportion, substitutes, PED
  • How does a high proportion of labour costs affect elasticity?
    It makes demand for labour more elastic
  • What happens when substitutes for labour are easy to find?
    Demand for labour becomes more elastic
  • How does the price elasticity of demand (PED) for a product affect labour demand?
    More price elastic products lead to elastic labour demand