Real Wages Have Fallen in the U

question 120

Multiple Choice

Real wages have fallen in the U.S.since 1973 for which of the following reasons?

• A)Productivity growth slowed down during this period.
• B)American factories were closing left and right as our relatively high-paying manufacturing jobs went to other countries.
• C)The decline in the percentage of better-paid,unionized workers in the United States.
• D)All of the choices are correct.

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