Coal Mining Is a Dangerous Occupation

question 152

Multiple Choice

Coal mining is a dangerous occupation.For such a job,the passage of workplace safety laws would

• A) at first increase but then decrease the severity of the negative compensating differential.
• B) increase the severity of the negative compensating differentials.
• C) decrease the severity of the negative compensating differentials.
• D) at first decrease but then increase the severity of the negative compensating differentials.
• E) have no effect on the compensating differentials.

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