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What impact do monopsonies have on efficient labor market outcomes?
They cause labor market
imperfections
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What defines a monopsony?
The
sole employer
of labor
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How does the number of workers employed by one employer affect monopsony power?
More workers enable
monopsony
power
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In the UK, which professions are arguably employed by a monopsony employer?
Teachers
and
nurses
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Who is the primary employer of teachers and nurses in the UK?
The
state
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Are monopsonies wage takers or wage makers?
Wage
makers
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How do monopsonies maximize revenue from their workers?
Hiring where
MRP
equals
marginal cost
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In a monopsony labor market model, what is on the y-axis?
Wages
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In a monopsony labor market model, what is on the x-axis?
Quantity of workers
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In a monopsony labor market model, what is the demand curve for labor equal to?
MRP
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For a monopsony, what is the supply of labor equal to?
Average cost of labor
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What does the upward slope of the labor supply curve indicate for a monopsonist?
They
must
increase wages
to
employ more
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How does a monopsonist's wage increase affect all its workers?
All
workers
receive
the
increase
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Why is the marginal cost of labor greater than the average cost of labor for a monopsonist?
All workers get the
higher wage
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Up to what point will a monopsonist employ workers?
Where
MRP
equals
marginal cost of labor
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How is the wage determined for the quantity of workers employed by the monopsonist?
Read off the
supply curve
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Where are wages and quantities determined in a competitive labor market?
Where demand equals supply
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How does a monopsonist's employment level compare to a competitive labor market?
It
reduces
employment
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How do wages in a monopsony labor market compare to those in a competitive labor market?
They are
lower
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In a monopsony labor market, how does the wage compare to the MRP?
Wage is
lower
than MRP
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What does a large difference between MRP and wages indicate?
Greater
monopsony
power
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How can we measure the degree of monopsony power in a labor market?
Compare wages to
MRP
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For a monopoly, what curve is equal to demand?
Average revenue curve
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What does the supply of labor tell us?
Workers at different
wage rates
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What form does the supply curve take?
Upward sloping
linear line
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How do you calculate the average cost of labor?
Total cost of labor
divided by
quantity
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How do you calculate the total cost of labor?
Wage times
quantity of workers
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What is the relationship between the average cost of labor and wages?
Average cost of labor
equals
wage
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If the average cost of labor is equal to the wage and the supply curve describes quantity of workers at wages, what is also equal to the supply curve?
The average cost of labor
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