Explain the Economic Process by Which It Can Be Hypothesized

question 22

Essay

Explain the economic process by which it can be hypothesized that increased participation in international trade by the United States in the last several decades has led to increased income/wage inequality in the United States. Then indicate why some economists doubt that the increased trade has been such an important factor, and explain other influences that economists think might have been important. Finally, if you were to pass judgment on this
matter, what would be your view of the source(s) of the increased inequality and how would you defend your view?

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Definitions:

Concrete

Refers to the stage of cognitive development in which children gain the ability to think logically about physical objects and events in their immediate environment.

Abstract

Referring to concepts or ideas that are not concrete or tangible, but rather, intangible and thought-based.

Evaluation

The systematic process of determining the merit, value, and significance of something, typically for the purposes of decision-making or understanding.

Perspective Taking

The cognitive capacity to consider a situation from the point of view of another person, improving empathetic understanding.