The Assumption That Current-Period Labour Supply Is Positively Related to the Current-Period

question 49

Multiple Choice

The assumption that current-period labour supply is positively related to the current-period real wage is justified as long as the

• A) income effect dominates the substitution effect in the short run.
• B) income effect dominates the substitution effect in the long run.
• C) substitution effect dominates the income effect in the short run.
• D) substitution effect dominates the income effect in the long run.
• E) substitution effect equals the income effect in the long run.

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