One Hypothesis to Explain the Changing Gap in Wages Between

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One hypothesis to explain the changing gap in wages between unskilled and skilled workers in the United States is that international trade has altered the relative demands for skilled and unskilled workers.

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Definitions:

Firm

A business organization, such as a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, which is engaged in the production and distribution of goods or services.

Profit-Maximizing

The process or strategy of adjusting production and sale levels to achieve the highest possible profit with the given resources and market conditions.

MC = MR

This refers to the condition where a firm's marginal cost (MC) is equal to its marginal revenue (MR), often used to determine the profit-maximizing level of output in microeconomic theory.

Perfect Competitor

A theoretical market structure where many firms sell an identical product, entry and exit are easy, and no single firm can influence the market price.