Edexcel IGCSE Economics 1.2.5.e labour market diagrams
Practise labour-diagram questions by shifting labour supply and labelling the new wage and quantity after school-leaving-age changes.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2019
- Course
- Economics 4EC1
Practise labour-diagram questions by shifting labour supply and labelling the new wage and quantity after school-leaving-age changes.
Figure 5 shows the labour market for a country.
Using the diagram below, draw the effect of a decrease in the school-leaving age on the labour market in this country. Label the new curve, the new equilibrium wage rate and the new quantity of workers.

Figure 5
AO2 3 marks
Award 1 mark for a rightward shift in the supply of labour, labelled
Award 1 mark for a lower equilibrium wage rate, labelled Award 1 mark for a higher quantity of workers, labelled

Quantity of workers
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With reference to the data above and your knowledge of economics, analyse how natural factors, such as favourable weather conditions, may affect the market for olive oil in 2025.
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