FACTOR MARKET ANALYSIS: An analysis of the structure and equilibrium determination of markets that exchange the services of productive resources. This analysis highlights principles and concepts that tend to be most commonly associated with factor markets (also termed resource markets), including monopsony and bilateral monopoly. Marginal revenue product is a key concept on the demand side of the factor market. Marginal factor cost is a key concept on the supply side of the factor market.

     See also | factor demand | factor supply | marginal productivity theory | short-run production analysis | consumer demand theory | circular flow | resource markets | factors of production | production | factor payments | market structures | demand curve | supply curve | perfect competition, factor market analysis | monopsony, factor market analysis | monopoly, factor market analysis | bilateral monopoly, factor market analysis | factor market, efficiency | monopsony, efficiency | monopsony, minimum wage |

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Obtaining the most consumer satisfaction from available resources. In other words, resources are allocated in such a way that consumer satisfaction is at its highest possible level. This is also termed either efficiency or economic efficiency.

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