
Theme 3 - Labour - Labour Market Concepts 1
Quiz by Mark Seccombe
In the UK, sales of hybrid electric vehicles increased from 1 100 in 2013 to 27 000 in 2016. The most likely effect on workers employed in hybrid electric vehicle production is thatÂ
Workers employed by a furniture manufacturer perform all tasks in the production of bookcases from start to finish. If the owners decide to apply the division of labour in the production process, this may lead to an increase in
In 2016 the Cambodian Government increased the minimum wage for clothing workers by 9.4% to $140 per month. The increase in the minimum wage for clothing workers will cause
Global car sales increased from 65 million in 2012 to 71 million in 2013. Ceteris paribus, this increase in demand for cars is most likely to cause which one of the following changes?

The introduction of a minimum wage below the market equilibrium wage for
skilled workers is most likely to cause
The Government of Uganda is providing training schemes to 45 000 people of
working age to reduce the country’s unemployment rate. The planned effect of the training schemes is to reduce
Myanmar’s Government intends to introduce a minimum wage for clothing workers of 450 kyat per hour. The minimum wage rate is set above the average wage in the
clothing industry. The introduction of the minimum wage will be likely to
Boeing believes that global airline passenger numbers will rise by around 5% per year over the next 20 years. Boeing estimates the number of aircraft will rise from 21 000 today to over 42 000 by 2033. The most likely effect on the market for aircraft engineers is that
Otorohanga, a town in New Zealand, is offering relocation subsidies to people. The most likely impact of this is to
In the USA, in September 2013, 11.3 million people were unemployed but at the same time 3.9 million job vacancies were available. This may be explained by which one of the following?