Regarding the Possibility of Labor-Market Discrimination,a Consensus View Among Economists

question 204

Multiple Choice

Regarding the possibility of labor-market discrimination,a consensus view among economists is that

• A)all wage differences among groups are attributable to differences in human capital and compensating differentials.
• B)most wage differences among groups are attributable to discrimination.
• C)wage differences among groups are not sufficient by themselves to determine how much discrimination there is.
• D)many employers use compensating differentials to hide discriminatory practices.

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