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Labour market failure
A labour market in which there is not an efficient allocation of resources. Reasons for labour market failure include:
Discrimination
Economic inactivity
Skills shortages
The action of trade unions
The action of monopsony employers
Labour immobilit
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Gender Pay Gap - Men earn more than women in most jobs
6th April 2023
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The UK Hand Car Wash Market
13th February 2023
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Monopsony power - should car washes be licenced?
15th November 2018
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Economics of Working Poverty
Study Notes
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Retirement boom creates economic headache
5th February 2023
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Underemployment - How Benefit Reforms Push People into Low-Paid Jobs
3rd February 2023
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Economic inactivity - 1.6m UK adults over 50 unable to work
30th January 2023
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Trouble ahead for the UK Economy
30th December 2022
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Working Poverty, Monopsony Power and the Informal Labour Market
30th December 2022
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Potholes ahead for UK car dealers?
19th December 2022
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UK Economy - Why are so many people leaving the workforce
5th December 2022
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The Human Cost of Amazon's Rush for Speed
4th December 2022
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Worsening health holds back UK economic growth
11th November 2022
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Labour Market Rewards - FTSE-100 CEO Pay climbs 23% this year
8th November 2022
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UK Economy - What can be done to reduce economic inactivity?
23rd October 2022
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NHS investment boosts economic growth
17th October 2022
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Labour Market Diagrams - Six Short Revision Videos
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Labour Shortages - Passage from India
19th April 2022
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Labour shortages - is market power shifting to workers?
30th August 2021
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The Unemployment Trap
Study Notes
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Joe Biden voices support of workers' right to join unions
2nd March 2021
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FTSE 100 firms have no black executives in top three roles
3rd February 2021
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Amazon must improve working conditions say unions
12th October 2020
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UK Economic Inactivity - chart showing trend over the last 15 years
24th February 2020
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A World Without Work (Daniel Susskind)
21st January 2020
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How much should bosses be paid?
18th December 2019
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Key Micro Diagrams (Labour Markets)
Topic Videos
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Trade Unions in a Monopsony Labour Market
Topic Videos
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Labour Market Failure (2019 Update)
Study Presentations
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Low Pay in the Labour Market
Study Notes
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Minimum Wage - Evaluation Phrases in Action
Study Notes
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Working poverty
Study Notes
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Labour Market Economics (Quizlet Activity)
Quizzes & Activities
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EdExcel Theme 3 Micro Knowledge Book - Labour Markets
Quizzes & Activities
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Inside the Amazon Warehouse - Monopsony under Scrutiny
11th November 2018
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Amazon increases their US minimum wage to $15 an hour
5th October 2018
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Ageing Population (Revision Webinar)
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Economic Inactivity (Revision Essay Plan)
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Ten topical labour market issues for 2018
29th April 2018
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Monopsony Power in the Labour Market
Study Notes
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How monopsony employers keep wages down
13th April 2018
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Test 9: A Level Economics: MCQ Revision on Labour Markets
Practice Exam Questions
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Economic Inactivity (Labour Markets)
Study Notes
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Labour Market Failure (Labour Markets)
Topic Videos
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Labour markets: How useful are ratings in the Gig Economy?
5th April 2018
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The Apprenticeship Levy - A Case of Government Failure?
30th March 2018
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Update on the Gender Pay Gap
30th March 2018
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Falling Unemployment - 3 Charts on the UK Economy
Topic Videos
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Labour Market Enforcement Tsar Starts Work
27th July 2017
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Economics of the Gig Economy
11th July 2017