If Skilled and Unskilled Labor Are Gross Substitutes and If

question 16

Multiple Choice

If skilled and unskilled labor are gross substitutes and if an influx of unskilled immigrants drives down the wages paid to unskilled workers,it will also

• A) increase the wage of skilled workers.
• B) decrease the wage of skilled workers.
• C) either increase or decrease the wage of skilled workers.
• D) cause no change in the wage of skilled workers.

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Definitions:

Transactional Analysis

A psychotherapeutic approach that examines interactions and transactions among people to understand and improve communication and relationships.

Therapy Sessions

Scheduled meetings between a therapist and a client aimed at providing therapeutic support or interventions.

Blocked Ego States

Describes a condition in transactional analysis where an individual's natural expression of one or more ego states (Parent, Adult, Child) is inhibited, leading to psychological distress or dysfunction.

Stylized Interchange

A type of interaction that follows a predetermined pattern or set of social conventions, often found in rituals or formal communications.