Week 3_9 Changes in the Labour Market

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Get to know Basic Concepts:

-- Supply for labour represents workers’ willingness to work at a given (real) wage rate. Any factor influencing the willingness of workers, except a change in wages, will lead to a shift of the labour supply curve.

-- Demand for labour represents employers / firms willingness to employ workers at a given (real) wage rate. Any factor influencing the willingness of employers to employ workers, except a change in wages, will lead to a shift of the labour demand curve.

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Question: 

Assume government reduces welfare benefits, how it will influence the labour market?

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