6 THE ECONOMICS OF LABOUR MARKETS
Copyright © 2006 Thomson Learning 18 The Markets for the Factors of Production
Figure 1 The Versatility of Supply and Demand Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity of Apples 0 Price of Apples Demand Supply Demand Supply Quantity of Apple Pickers 0 Wage of Apple Pickers (a) The Market for Apples(b) The Market for Apple Pickers P QL W
Table 1 How the Competitive Firm Decides How Much Labour to Hire Copyright©2004 South-Western
Figure 2 The Production Function Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Production function Quantity of Apple Pickers 0 Quantity of Apples
Figure 2 The Production Function Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Production function Quantity of Apple Pickers 0 Quantity of Apples
Figure 3 The Value of the Marginal Product of Labour Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning 0 Quantity of Apple Pickers 0 Value of the Marginal Product Value of marginal product (demand curve for labour) Market wage Profit-maximizing quantity
Figure 4 Equilibrium in a Labour Market Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Wage (price of labour) 0 Quantity of labour Supply
Figure 4 Equilibrium in a Labour Market Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Wage (price of labour) 0 Quantity of labour Supply Demand Equilibrium wage,W Equilibrium employment,L
Figure 5 A Shift in Labour Supply Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Wage (price of labour) 0 Quantity of labour Supply,S Demand reduces the wage and raises employment. 1. An increase in labour supply... S W L W L
Figure 6 A Shift in Labour Demand Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Wage (price of labour) 0 Quantity of labour Supply Demand,D increases the wage and increases employment. D W L W L 1. An increase in labour demand...
Table 2 Productivity and Wage Growth (%) in the United Kingdom. Copyright©2004 South-Western
Figure 7 The Markets for Land and Capital Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Quantity of Land 0 Rental Price of Land Demand Supply Demand Supply Quantity of Capital 0 Rental Price of Capital Q P (a) The Market for Land(b) The Market for Capital P Q