Federal States

question 23

Multiple Choice

Federal states:

• A) make up the majority of the world's states
• B) have a disproportionately large percentage of the world's population
• C) are found in North America and western Europe and nowhere else
• D) are rarely democratic
• E) often have no real central government at all

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Definitions:

Median Earnings

The middle value of income earned, such that half of earners make more and half make less, often used to measure central tendency of income distribution.

Compensating Differentials

Wage differentials that arise from the need to compensate workers for non-monetary aspects of a job, such as difficult working conditions or undesirable locations.

Midnight Shift

A work schedule that typically runs through the night hours, often starting at or around midnight and lasting until morning.

Efficiency Wages

A theory in labor economics that suggests higher wages can increase worker productivity and efficiency, often leading to lower turnover and improved quality of work.