Supply and demand explain quite a bit about how wages and hiring are determined in market economies.

    Wages earned in various occupations may also be affected by the characteristics of the job. Jobs with pleasant qualities or which provide additional opportunities will pay far less than jobs requiring similar skills but for which other characteristics are quite different. It turns out that explaining this is just another application of supply and demand.

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