In the United States, the Skill Premium Has Contributed to

question 18

Multiple Choice

In the United States, the skill premium has contributed to

• A)a broken Phillips curve.
• B)a decline in the Gini coefficient.
• C)a decrease in income inequality since the 1980s.
• D)an increase in income inequality since the 1980s.
• E)an increase in the labour share of income since the 1980s.

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