A Major Difficulty with the Argument That Trade Barriers Are

question 38

Multiple Choice

A major difficulty with the argument that trade barriers are necessary because foreign workers are paid low wages is that:

• A)labour costs and product prices are not related
• B)there is no discernible relationship between wage rates and labour productivity
• C)wage rates and labour productivity are directly related
• D)wage rates and labour productivity are inversely related
• E)wages are now higher in many low-income countries than they are in high-income countries

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