Marginal Rate of Substitution Between Income and Leisure

This graph demonstrates the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) between leisure and income in the neoclassical theory of the individual decision to work. Use the pointer tool to move point A to see how the tangent changes. Notice the change in the coefficient for x in tanu_0.

 

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derivative  economics  income  leisure  neoclassical  substitution 
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19+
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English (United States)
 
 
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