Noncompetitive Factor Markets L21 Noncompetitive Factor Markets
3 questions Market power on goods market and demand for labor Buyers Market Power: Labor Market
Competitive Demand
Equilibrium: Competitive Model
Monopoly Demand
Equilibrium in LM w/p y
Monopoly and LM Increasing Labor by 1 gives less than MPL of revenue Monopoly demands less labor The reduction of employment depends on elasticity
Monopsony Market power on “buyers” side Most important monopsony: Labor market Monopsony and minimal wage rate
Monopsony
Monopsony: Secret of Happiness
Monopsony: Optimal Choice
Minimal Wage Rate
Minimal Wage rate: Monopsony Increases Labor in equilibrium Increases wage in equilibrium Restores efficiency