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Perfectly competitive labour market

What perfectly competitive labour market means in economics, with an example and a question to test yourself.

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Perfectly competitive labour market
A perfectly competitive labour market is one where neither workers nor employers have market power, so a firm can hire all it wants at the going wage.
Not to be confused with: Labour market
A labour market is the market for one type of labour, defined by the kind of work, the skill level and the location.
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