The Implicit Tax on Working Is Less Than 1% in the United

question 53

Multiple Choice

The implicit tax on working is less than 1% in the United States and over 2% in Belgium. Given this, we would expect:

• A) higher labor force participation in Belgium.
• B) higher labor force participation in the United States.
• C) higher unemployment in Belgium.
• D) higher unemployment in the United States.

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