Suppose That a Wage Premium Is Paid to Workers Throughout

question 24

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a wage premium is paid to workers throughout the occupational spectrum of an industry - the secretaries, blue-collar workers, and the white-collar workers. This could be constrained as evidence of the existence of:

• A) a labour intensive industry
• B) compensating differentials
• C) high human capital requirements
• D) non-competitive factors associated with the industry
• E) discriminations

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological strategies used to cope with reality and maintain self-image.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in psychology where unacceptable impulses or urges are transformed into more socially acceptable actions or behaviors.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect the self from anxiety, social sanctions, or to provide a refuge from a situation with which one cannot currently cope.

Oedipus Complex

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