Table 19-1 Source: US Census Bureau and Mankiw's Calculations
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Table 19-1
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline& \mathbf { 1 9 7 5 } & \mathbf { 2 0 1 1 }\\ \hline \text { Men } & \\\hline \text { High school, no college } & \$ 48,720 &\$46,038 \\\hline \text { College graduates } & \$ 69,146 & \$ 80,508 \\\hline \text { Percent extra for college grads } & + 42 \% & + 75 \% \\\hline & & \\\hline \text { Women } & & \\\hline \text { High school, no college } & \$ 28,006 & \$ 32,249 \\\hline \text { College graduates } & \$ 37,804 & \$ 58,229 \\\hline \text { Percent extra for college grads } & + 35 \% & + 81 \% \\\hline\end{array}$$ Source: US Census Bureau and Mankiw's calculations
-Refer to Table 19-1. What conclusion can you draw about the changes in the gaps in earnings between skilled and unskilled workers between 1975 and 2011?

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Interviewing Techniques

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