The Statement That "Public School Teachers Are Paid Less Than

question 280

Multiple Choice

The statement that "public school teachers are paid less than engineers despite having similar amounts of education" is likely to reflect market conditions such that

• A)engineering classes are universally less difficult than are education classes at the university.
• B)engineers have lower intrinsic job satisfaction than public school teachers.
• C)wage discrimination is more likely in markets for public school teachers.
• D)there is no compensating wage differential that applies to public school teachers.

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