The Empirical Evidence on the Minimum Wage

question 190

Multiple Choice

The empirical evidence on the minimum wage

• A)is mixed; some studies show employment increasing, but most do not
• B)shows that employment always falls when the minimum wage is increased
• C)shows that employment always rises when the minimum wage is reduced
• D)suggests that most labor markets are not competitive markets
• E)indicates that wages are highest in industries that are subject to the minimum wage

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Definitions:

Between-Subjects Design

A research design in which different groups of participants are exposed to different conditions or treatments.

Within-Subjects Design

A research paradigm in which the same experimental participants participate in different experimental conditions.

Introspection

Reviewing or scrutinizing one's own psychological and emotional states.

Wundt

Wilhelm Wundt, often considered the father of experimental psychology, known for founding the first psychology laboratory.