Faced with the Evidence of Poor Working Conditions and Low

question 29

Multiple Choice

Faced with the evidence of poor working conditions and low wages in the border maquiladoras, economists

• A) shrug their shoulders and ignore the issue.
• B) agree that trade theory is thus proven hollow and internally inconsistent.
• C) argue that U.S. consumers should not consume lettuce.
• D) argue that the poor conditions and low wages are actually improvements for the Mexican workers, and may be cited as gains-from-trade.
• E) argue that Mexico's generally high overall productivity offsets these conditions.

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