he table below shows the quantity demanded and supplied in the labor market for economics professors at the l'MaStateUniversity, where all the professors belong to a union. If the union has enough negotiating power to raise the annual salary by $20,000 more than a non- unionized university would be willing to pay, then there will be excess of labor of economics professors.

he table below shows the quantity demanded and supplied in the labor market for economics professors at the l'MaStateUniversity, where all the professors belong to a union. If the union has enough negotiating power to raise the annual salary by $20,000 more than a non- unionized university would be willing to pay, then there will be excess of labor of economics professors.

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter14: Labor Markets And Income

Section: Chapter Questions

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