Competitive labour-market equilibrium
Competitive labour-market equilibrium
A perfectly competitive labour market has many firms and workers, none of whom can influence the wage. Labour demand slopes downward, while labour supply usually slopes upward.
Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Economics 1.6.3 The determination of relative wage rates and levels of employment in perfectly competitive labour markets. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the core supply-and-demand models before moving on to the more evaluation-heavy macroeconomic policy topics.