When Employers Sort Employment Applications into High-Ability and Low-Ability People

question 32

Multiple Choice

When employers sort employment applications into high-ability and low-ability people based on the attainment of a college degree (irrespective of major) ,they are providing evidence in support of the

• A)human-capital theory of education.
• B)signaling theory of education.
• C)principle that education enhances marginal productivity.
• D)principle that most business owners are more interested in discriminating against a particular group than in maximizing profits.