Practice mode Labour Market

What is a fall in the supply of labour likely to cause?

Correct answer D. A higher equilibrium wage and lower quantity of labour

Explanation

A leftward shift of labour supply along an unchanged demand curve makes workers scarcer, so firms bid wages up while the number of workers employed falls.

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