What Is a Referendum? Why Might a Legislator Want to Call

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What is a referendum? Why might a legislator want to call for a referendum?

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Definitions:

Wage Rate

The amount of compensation a worker receives per unit of time (hourly, weekly, etc.) or per unit of output.

Workers Demanded

The number of employees that employers are willing to hire at a given wage rate within a specific period.

Labor Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the quantity of labor demanded by employers and the wage rate.

Elastic

A term in economics describing a situation in which the demand or supply for a good or service dramatically changes in response to price changes.