What Is the Added Worker Effect

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the added worker effect?

• A)A secondary worker enters the labor force when the wage rate is high.
• B)A secondary worker enters the labor force when his or her consumption of goods exceeds his or her non-labor income.
• C)A secondary worker enters the labor force when his or her household productivity decreases.
• D)A secondary worker enters the labor force when he or she no longer must allocate time to household production.
• E)A secondary worker enters the labor force when the main worker in the household has lost his or her job or has experienced a wage cut.

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Definitions:

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