A. the contention that workers in one industry may be unwilling to accept a wage cut unless they know that workers in other industries are receiving similar cuts
B. employment contracts that stipulate workers’ wages usually for a period of one to three years
C. unspoken agreements between workers and firms that firms will not cut wages
D. the incentive that firms may have to hold wages above the market clearing rate
Related Mcqs:
- Assume that Country A is relatively abundant in labor and Country B is relatively abundant in land Note that wages are the returns to labor and rents are the returns to land According to the factor price equalization theorem, once Country A begins specializing according to comparative advantage and trading with Country B: A. wages and rents should fall in Country A B. wages and rents should rise in Country A C. wages should rise and rents should fall in Country A D. wages should fall and rents should raise in Country A ?
XA. wages and rents should fall in Country A
B. wages and rents should rise in Country A
C. wages should rise and rents should fall in Country A
D. wages should fall and rents should raise in Country A - The term ‘real wage’ means the money wage” ?
A. after tax
B. allowing for change in prices.
C. Plus, benefits in kind
D. plus, overtime payments. - Suppose the price level falls but because of fixed nominal wage contracts the real wage rises and firms cut back on production This is a demonstration of the ?
A. sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve
B. classical dichotomy theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve
C. misperceptions theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve
D. sticky-price theory of the short run aggregate supply curve - The government increase the minimum wage. The National Association of Fast Food Restaurants hires you to determine the impact that this higher minimum wage will have on it industry. This is an example of ?
A. industry equilibrium analysis
B. specific equilibrium analysis
C. partial equilibrium analysis
D. general equilibrium analysis - Which one of the following types of Unemployment results from the wage being held above the competitive equilibrium wage ?
A. Structural unemployment
B. Cyclical Unemployment
C. Frictional Unemployment
D. None of these answers
E. Sectoral Unemployment - If the minimum wage is set above the equilibrium wage rate, then another thing unchanged ?
A. There will be equilibrium in the labour market
B. There will excess demand in the labour market
C. There will be excess supply in the labour market
D. More people will be employed - If, for any reason the wage is held above the competitive equilibrium wage?
A. The quantity of labour supplied will exceed the quantity of labour demanded and there will be Unemployment
B. Unions will likely Strike and the wage will fall to equilibrium
C. The quantity of labour demanded will exceed the quantity of labour supplied and there will be a labour shortage
D. The quality of workers in the applicant pool will tend to fall - The substitution effect of higher wages suggests that as the wage rate increases ?
A. leisure becomes less expensive and households buy more of it
B. leisure becomes more expensive and households buy more of it
C. leisure becomes more expensive and households buy less of it
D. leisure becomes less expensive and households buy less of it. - The quantity demanded of Pepsi has decreased. The best explanation for this is that ?
A. Pepsi’s advertising is not as effective as in the past .
B. The price of Coca Cola has increased,
C. Pepsi consumers had an increase in income.
D. The price of Pepsi increased - Which of the following factors has been suggest as an explanation for the lack of economic growth in many poor nations ?
A. The constraints imposed by dependency on the already-developed nations
B. A steady rate of capital formation
C. An adequate level of social overhead capital
D. The supply of human resources is too high
