Chapter 4: Problem 13
What is the "price" commonly called in the labor market?
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Name some factors that can cause a shift in the demand curve in labor markets.
Imagine that to preserve the traditional way of life in small fishing villages, a government decides to impose a price floor that will guarantee all fishermen a certain price for their catch. a. Using the demand and supply framework, predict the effects on the price, quantity demanded, and quantity supplied. b. With the enactment of this price floor for fish, what are some of the likely unintended consequences in the market? c. Suggest some policies other than the price floor to make it possible for small fishing villages to continue.
A price ceiling will have the largest effect: a. substantially below the equilibrium price b. slightly below the equilibrium price c. substantially above the equilibrium price d. slightly above the equilibrium price Sketch all four of these possibilities on a demand and supply diagram to illustrate your answer.
Which of the following changes in the financial market will lead to a decline in interest rates: a. a rise in demand b. a fall in demand c. a rise in supply d. a fall in supply
Predict how each of the following events will raise or lower the equilibrium wage and quantity of oil workers in Texas. In each case, sketch a demand and supply diagram to illustrate your answer. a. The price of coal rises. b. New oil-drilling equipment is invented that is cheap and requires few workers to run. c. Several major companies that do not mine coal open factories in Texas, offering many well-paid jobs outside the oil industry. d. Government imposes costly new regulations to make oil-drilling a safer job.
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