Noncompetitive Factor Markets L21 Noncompetitive Factor Markets
2 questions Impact of market power in goods market on labor market Market Power in labor market
SOH (Monopoly)
Labor Demand
Equilibrium
Equilibrium, General Elasticity
Monopoly and LM Increasing Labor by 1 gives less than MPL of revenue Monopoly demands less labor The reduction of employment depends on elasticity Monopoly and minimal wage rate?
Monopsony Market power on “buyers” side Most important monopsony: Labor market Monopsony and minimal wage rate
Monopsony
SOH (Monopsony):
Monopsony: Optimal Choice
Minimal Wage Rate
Minimal Wage rate: Monopsony Increases Labor in equilibrium Increases wage in equilibrium Restores efficiency