The Higher Wage Rate Received by Garbage Collectors to Compensate

question 64

Multiple Choice

The higher wage rate received by garbage collectors to compensate for the lower desirability of their job

• A)would not exist in a competitive labor market
• B)is a compensating wage differential
• C)is caused by union negotiators
• D)disappears in the long run
• E)only applies when the garbage collecting market is an oligopoly

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