Study Exercises 320
Chapter 14 Labour Markets and Income Inequality 324
- 1 Wage Differentials 326
Wage Differentials in Competitive Labour Markets 326
Wage Differentials in Non-competitive Labour Markets 330
Legislated Minimum Wages 333 - 2 Labour Unions 335
Collective Bargaining 336 - 3 Income Inequality 339
Measuring Income Inequality 339
Causes of Rising Income Inequality 343
Policy Implications 347
Summary 349
Key Concepts 349
Study Exercises 349
Chapter 15 Interest Rates and the Capital Market 354
- 1 A Brief Overview of the Capital Market 355
- 2 Present Value 356
The Present Value of a Single Future Sum 357
The Present Value of a Stream of Future Sums 359