Although the View Is Not Unanimous, the Consensus in the Empirical

question 14

Multiple Choice

Although the view is not unanimous, the consensus in the empirical literature on wage discrimination is that:

• A) Even after having controlled for all of the productivity-related factors, there is a degree of wage discrimination against women and minorities, but it is not enormous.
• B) The raw wage differential is only a little greater than the differential that remains after controlling for all of the productivity-enhancing characteristics.
• C) Blacks do suffer from discrimination, but women do not, once one has controlled for all of the productivity-related factors.
• D) Discrimination against women and minorities is greater in the US than in Canada.
• E) Discrimination and inequality of opportunities and responsibilities originating from outside of the labour market do not play an important role.

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