If People Choose to Work Fewer Hours Because the Social

question 71

Multiple Choice

If people choose to work fewer hours because the Social Security tax reduces their real wage,their behavior is dominated by the

• A)Substitution effect
• B)Bequest effect
• C)Income effect
• D)Wealth effect
• E)Real wage effect

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