Chapter
29
Labor
Markets
and
Wage
Rates
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Chapter
Objectives
•
The
supply
of
labor
•
The
demand
for
labor
•
High
wage
rates
and
economic
rent
•
Real
wages
and
productivity
•
The
minimum
wage
dispute
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Income
Disparity
•
Why
do
some
individuals
make
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
a
year
while
the
typical
American
wage
earner
was
paid
between
$25,000
and
$35,000
•
There
are
several
reasons
but
the
bottom
line
is
supply
and
demand
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