Evidence Suggests That Some of the Observed Average Female-Male Wage

question 36

Multiple Choice

Evidence suggests that some of the observed average female-male wage differential can be explained by

• A)the nature of the jobs and differences in acquired human capital.
• B)differences in the innate abilities between men and women.
• C)higher marginal revenue product for female workers.
• D)the labour-force participation rate of adult women being above that of adult men.
• E)None of the above can explain part of the wage differentials.

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