Profit-Maximising Competitive Firms Cannot Discriminate in the Hiring of Workers

question 78

True/False

Profit-maximising competitive firms cannot discriminate in the hiring of workers unless consumers exercise a preference for discrimination in product markets.

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Demand Price

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Import Quota

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Quota

A government-imposed trade restriction that limits the number or monetary value of goods that can be imported or exported during a specified period.

Fried Twinkie

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