High-Skilled Workers Earn More Relative to Low-Skilled Workers Because the Demand

question 79

Multiple Choice

High-skilled workers earn more relative to low-skilled workers because the demand for high-skilled workers is ________ that for low-skilled workers and the supply is ________ that for low-skilled workers.

• A) greater than; greater than
• B) greater than; lower than
• C) lower than; greater than
• D) lower than; lower than
• E) greater than; the same as

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Definitions:

Preeclampsia

A condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, often with fluid retention and proteinuria.

Rh Incompatibility

A condition occurring during pregnancy if a mother's Rh blood type is negative and her fetus's Rh blood type is positive, potentially leading to problems such as hemolytic disease of the newborn.

Fetus

An unborn or unhatched offspring of a mammal, in particular, a human more than eight weeks after conception.

Thalidomide

A medication that caused birth defects when it was given to pregnant women during the 1950s and 1960s, notably used initially as a sedative and for morning sickness.