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Chapter 17 Vocab
Work and the Labor Market
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Business
Undergraduate 1
03/16/2009

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Labor Market
Definition
A factor market in which individuals supply labor services for wages to other individuals and to firms that need (demand) labor services.
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Incentive Effect
Definition
How much a person will change his or her hours worked in response to a change in wage.
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Derived Demand
Definition
The demand factors of production by firms, which depends on consumers' demands.
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Entrepreneurship
Definition
Labor that involves high degrees of organizational skills, concern, oversight responsibility, and creativity.
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Bilateral Monopoly
Definition
A market with only a single seller and a single buyer.
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Monopsony
Definition
A market in which a single firm is the only buyer.
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Marginal Factor Cost
Definition
The additional cost to a firm of hiring another worker.
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Downsizing
Definition
A reduction in the workforce
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Efficiency Wages
Definition
Wages paid above teh going market wage to keep workers happy and productive
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Comparable worth laws
Definition
Laws mandating comparable pay for comparable work.
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Closed Shops
Definition
Firms where the union controls hiring
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Union shops
Definition
Firms in which all workers must join the union.
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