Unions Tend to Increase the Disparity in Pay Between Insiders

question 27

Multiple Choice

Unions tend to increase the disparity in pay between insiders and outsiders by

• A)increasing the wage in the unionized sector, which may create a decrease in the supply of workers in the non-unionized sector.
• B)increasing the demand for workers in the unionized sector.
• C)decreasing the demand for workers in the unionized sector.
• D)increasing the wage in the unionized sector, which may create an increase in the supply of workers in the non-unionized sector.

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