Notable Theories of Wages in Economics
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Who are the propounders of the Bargaining Theory of Wages?

  • Both a and b
  • Francis A. Walker
  • Joseph E. Stiglitz and George A. Akerlof
  • John Davidson and Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (correct)
  • Which theory of wages suggests that workers are paid a wage equal to the additional value created by the last unit of labor employed?

  • Efficiency Wage Theory
  • Residual Claimant Theory
  • Marginal Productivity Theory (correct)
  • Bargaining Theory of Wages
  • According to the Residual Claimant Theory, what does labor receive after all other factors of production have been compensated?

  • Additional value created by labor
  • Market-clearing wage
  • Compensation equal to capital
  • Residual income (correct)
  • What is the main idea behind the Efficiency Wage Theory?

    <p>Paying workers higher wages can lead to increased productivity and motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory proposes that wages are influenced by the bargaining power of employers and workers?

    <p>Bargaining Theory of Wages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Marginal Productivity Theory of Wages, what determines the wage level?

    <p>Number of laborers and wage fund</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which economist is associated with the Subsistence Theory of Wages (The Iron Law of Wages)?

    <p>David Ricardo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Wage Fund Theory propose?

    <p>Wages are dependent on the size of the wage fund and number of laborers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who refined the Wage Fund Theory initially proposed by Adam Smith?

    <p>John Stuart Mill</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens according to the Subsistence Theory of Wages if wages rise above a certain level?

    <p>Labor surplus occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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