EconomicsCode 2281

Wage determination

What this topic asks you to be able to do

  • the part labour demand and labour supply play in setting wages
  • trade unions and how much bargaining power they hold compared with others
  • measures set by the state, including the national minimum wage (NMW)
  • sketching and reading diagrams of the labour market that show the effects of a change in demand or supply, and of a national minimum wage