If an Increasing Proportion of the Adult Population Is Retired

question 82

Multiple Choice

If an increasing proportion of the adult population is retired, then the labour-force participation rate:

• A)will increase.
• B)will decrease.
• C)will remain constant.
• D)may increase, decrease, or remain constant.

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