00:01
So here we are thinking about labor markets, right? and a labor market is a story between, sorry, the amount of workers hired and the wage.
00:10
You usually draw a supply and a demand for labor, right? so we're thinking about where wages tend to be low, where this equilibrium for different industries happens at a lower point.
00:21
One, excess labor.
00:25
So i generally like this answer, and i like this answer because it gives firms power, right? firms power to offer lower wages.
00:34
If there are many, many workers looking for jobs, that gives firms all the power, right? you post a job, thousands of people apply, you can offer a very low wage and still attract a decent candidate.
00:47
But let's rule out the rest.
00:49
B, monthly wages.
00:54
I don't like this answer because it is irrelevant to supply and demand, right? whether you get paid once a week or twice a week or once every two weeks or once every three weeks, none of that really changes the supply and demand of labor that much.
01:13
So i don't see this as having any connection to wage determination, right? it's like saying, people prefer a certain color.
01:24
Imagine saying that people who like the color green get paid higher wages...