Labour economics, or labor economics, seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for wage labour. Labour is a commodity that is supplied by labourers, usually in exchange for a wage paid by demanding firms.[1][2] Because these labourers exist as parts of a social, institutional, or political system, labour economics must also account for social, cultural and political variable
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