Economists Who Attempt to Explain the Increasing Earnings Gap Between

question 453

Multiple Choice

Economists who attempt to explain the increasing earnings gap between skilled and unskilled workers in the United States offer two main hypotheses. Both hypotheses

• A)suggest that, over time, the demand for unskilled labor has risen relative to the demand for skilled labor.
• B)suggest that, over time, the demand for skilled labor has risen relative to the demand for unskilled labor.
• C)emphasize the shrinking importance of international trade in recent years.
• D)emphasize the growing importance of women and teenagers in the workforce in recent years.

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