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Chapter 15.3, Problem 4QQ
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What shift ion supply curve leads to cost reduction.
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An individual’s labour supply curve is positively sloped when: (2)(1) The substitution effect of a wage increase is positive;(2) The substitution effect is greater than the income effect;(3) The income effect of wage increase is negative;(4) The substitution effect is less than the income effect.
Can you draw( i need a graphs) labor supply function : U(c,l)=log(c)+log(l) where, c-represents the consumption level of the individual and l-represents the leisure, while the market wage is 10 and available time is 20.
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Why might a labor supply curve be backward bending? Explain your answer using the concepts of the income effect and the substitution effect. (You can explain your answer using words or you can draw a graph accompanied with a brief explanation)
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