Key Concepts

Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

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supply of labor
substitution effect
income effect
demand for labor
marginal physical product of labor
marginal revenue product
value of the marginal product
elasticity of demand for labor
economic discrimination
segmented labor markets
closed shop
union shop
agency shop
right-to-work laws
The value of another worker to the firm is equal to the marginal physical product of labor (MPPL) times marginal revenue (MR)
(labor) Higher wages mean that you can maintain the same standard of living by working fewer hours. The impact on labor supply is generally negative
(labor) Higher wages mean that the value of work has increased, and the opportunity costs of leisure are higher, hence work is substituted for leisure
Demand for labor is derived from the demand for the firm’s product and the productivity of labor
When workers of equal ability are paid different wages or in any other way discriminated against because of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, or disability
The value of the marginal product of labor (VMPL) is equal to marginal physical product of labor times price, or MPPL × P
Employees are not required to join the union, but must pay dues to compensate the union for its services
Laws created by the Taft-Hartley Act that permitted states to outlaw union shops
Labor markets split into separate parts. This leads to different wages paid to different sectors even though both markets are highly competitive
The percentage change in the quantity of labor demanded divided by the percentage change in the wage rate
The additional output a firm receives from employing an added unit of labor (MPPL = ΔQ ÷ ΔL)
Workers must belong to the union before they can be hired
The amount of time an individual is willing to work at various wage rates
Nonunion hires must join the union within a specified period of time
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