Why Have Seniority- Based Provisions Become More Controversial from an Efficiency

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why have seniority- based provisions become more controversial from an efficiency perspective?

• A)because there are many fewer interchangeable jobs than there used to be
• B)because older workers are less capable than younger workers
• C)because most workers are staying on until an older age these days
• D)because these provisions are more difficult to administer than they used to be
• E)because youth unemployment is on the increase

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