I: Skill-Biased Technical Change Has Lowered the Demand for Unskilled

question 21

Multiple Choice

I: Skill-biased technical change has lowered the demand for unskilled labour in both Europe and North America.
II: Unemployment has risen more in Europe as a result,because this shift in demand has been bigger there.

• A) I is true; II is not.
• B) II is true; I is not.
• C) Both I and II are true.
• D) Neither I nor II is true.

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