Some Economists Are Skeptical of the Argument That Employers Are

question 359

Multiple Choice

Some economists are skeptical of the argument that employers are responsible for discriminatory wage differences. They argue that market economies provide a natural remedy to employer discrimination, and that remedy is

• A)social responsibility.
• B)the profit motive.
• C)fear of reprisal from groups that suffer from those wage differences.
• D)fear of reprisal from government in the form of prosecution.

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