What Is Meant by the Skill-Bias Technological Explanation of Increasing

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the skill-bias technological explanation of increasing inequality?

• A) There has been increasing inequality over the last 40 years because unskilled workers use no technology.
• B) There has been increasing inequality over the last 40 years among high-skilled workers.
• C) Inequality has increased because technological advances have not kept pace with the demand for education.
• D) Inequality has increased because technological advances over the last 40 years have complemented the productivity of skilled labor relative to unskilled labor.
• E) Inequality has increased because technological advances over the last 40 years have complemented the productivity of unskilled labor relative to foreign labor.

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