Coal Mining Is a Dangerous and Dirty Job

question 411

Multiple Choice

Coal mining is a dangerous and dirty job. Suppose someone developed new machinery that made coal mining safer and cleaner; at the same time, suppose it made coal miners more productive. We would expect that the wages of coal miners would

• A)rise.
• B)fall.
• C)stay exactly the same.
• D)rise, fall, or stay the same.

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