Minimum wage in factor markets: A wage floor set above the equilibrium wage in a competitive labor market creates unemployment; in a monopsony, it may increase both wages and employment.
How to apply it: Contrast the effects of a minimum wage in competitive versus monopsony labor markets using graphs.
Course: AP Microeconomics · Unit: Factor Markets
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