According to a Recent Report from the OECD, the Increasing

question 73

Multiple Choice

According to a recent report from the OECD, the increasing income inequality of recent decades in Canada is the result of:

• A)decreases in the rates of skill-biased technological advancement and increases in the self-employment rates.
• B)decreases in the rates of skill-biased technological advancement and in the self-employment rates.
• C)increases in the rate of skill-biased technological advancement and in the self-employment rates.
• D)decreases in the rates of skill-biased technological advancement and stagnant self-employment rates.

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Definitions:

Preferred Shares

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common shares, often receiving dividends before common shareholders.

Common Stock

A type of equity security that represents ownership in a corporation, entitling the holder to vote on corporate matters and receive dividends.

Dividend Growth Model

A valuation method that estimates the price of a company's stock based on the future dividends it is expected to pay, which are assumed to grow at a constant rate.