Economics A-Level
Labour immobility
What Labour immobility means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Labour immobility
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Reference: AQA
Occupational and geographical immobility that creates market imperfections and prevents labour markets from clearing efficiently.
Topics that use Labour immobility
- The determination of relative wage rates and levels of employment in perfectly competitive labour markets (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Imperfect information
- Labour markets
- Marginal revenue product
- Market equilibrium
- Monopsony
- Perfect competition
- Supply and demand
- Trade unions
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