What Does the Backward-Bending Portion of an Individual Labour Supply

question 47

Multiple Choice

What does the backward-bending portion of an individual labour supply curve indicate

• A)dominant income effects at higher levels of income
• B)dominant income effects at lower levels of income
• C)a desire to reduce work effort (hours) as wage rate falls
• D)a desire to increase work effort (hours) as wage rate rises

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