If Nicole Is More Educated and Better Trained Than Tom

question 57

Multiple Choice

If Nicole is more educated and better trained than Tom, economists would use the ___________________ model to predict that Nicole should earn the higher wage.

• A) occupational crowding
• B) winner-take-all
• C) income mobility
• D) human capital
• E) compensating differential

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Definitions:

Wages

Payments made to laborers or employees for their work or services, typically provided on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis.

Pauper Labor Fallacy

The incorrect assumption that lower production costs in countries with cheaper labor will always harm the economy of wealthier countries by taking away jobs.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of an individual or country to produce a certain good or service at a lower opportunity cost than others.

Absolute Advantage

The ability of an individual, company, or country to produce a good or service at a lower cost per unit than competitors.