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CHANGE IN SUPPLY: A shift of the supply curve caused by a change in one of the supply determinants. In essence, a change in supply is caused by any factor affecting supply EXCEPT price. This concept should be contrasted directly with a change in quantity supplied. You should also review the terms change in quantity demanded and change in demand, too. A change in supply is a change in ALL supply price-quantity supplied pairs, meaning that each price is matched up with a different quantity (which is illustrated as a shift of the supply curve). And this change in supply is caused by a change in any of the supply determinants. In contrast, a change in quantity supplied is a change from one price-quantity pair to the another (which is illustrated as a movement along a given supply curve).
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Lesson Contents
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Unit 1: Background |
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Unit 2: Resources |
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Unit 3: Factor Supply |
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Unit 4: Determinants |
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Factor Supply
- The first unit of this lesson, Background, begins by laying the foundation for factor markets and factor supply.
- In the second unit, Resources, we examine specific supply considerations for the alternative factors of production.
- The third unit, Cost And Supply, then takes a look at the three key factor cost concepts -- total, average, and marginal.
- In the fourth unit, Determinants, we examine the key determinants that shift the factor supply curve, especially mobility.
- The fifth and final unit, Taking Stock, then closes this lesson with a review of factor supply and a preview of factor market analysis to come.
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MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS People who are willing and able to work, who have either held a job or searched for employment within the last year, but are not actively seeking employment. Discouraged workers, people who are willing and able to engage in productive activities, but due to their overwhelming lack of success believe that any effort to find a job will be fruitless so they have stopped seeking employment, fall within this broader category of marginally-attached workers. People can be marginally attached to the labor force for a variety of reasons, discouraged workers, in contrast, achieve their designation specifically because they believe search efforts are not worthwhile.
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