A Binding Minimum Wage Results In

question 238

Multiple Choice

A binding minimum wage results in:

• A)higher wages for those who were working prior to the minimum wage implementation.
• B)an increase in structural unemployment.
• C)a decrease in the amount of cyclical unemployment.
• D)lower actual unemployment rates, since higher wages encourage more people to enter the labor force.

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