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1 3 The Demand for Labor

2 Table 3.1

3 Figure 3.1 Demand for Labor in the Short Run (Real Wage)

4 Table 3.2

5 Figure 3.2 Demand for Labor in the Short Run (Money Wage)

6 Figure Effect of Increase in the Price of One Input (k) on Demand for Another Input (j), Where Inputs Are Substitutes in Production

7 Figure 3.4 The Market Demand Curve and Effects of an Employer-Financed Payroll Tax

8 Figure 3.5 Payroll Tax with a Vertical Supply Curve

9 3A Graphical Derivation of a Firm’s Labor Demand Curve

10 The Production Function
Q = f (L, K) Figure 3A.1: A Production Function

11 Figure 3A.2 The Declining Marginal Productivity of Labor

12 Figure 3A. 3 Cost Minimization in the Production of Q
Figure 3A.3 Cost Minimization in the Production of Q* (Wage = $10 per Hour; Price of a Unit of Capital = $20)

13 Figure 3A. 4 Cost Minimization in the Production of Q
Figure 3A.4 Cost Minimization in the Production of Q* (Wage = $20 per Hour; Price of a Unit of Capital = $20)

14 Figure 3A.5 The Substitution and Scale Effects of a Wage Increase


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