The Increase in Wage Inequality Has Been More Rapid in the United

question 8

Multiple Choice

The increase in wage inequality has been more rapid in the United States than in other industrialized countries for all the following reasons EXCEPT

• A) the supply of skilled workers has grown less quickly in the United States.
• B) wage determination is more decentralized in the United States.
• C) unskilled workers are retrained more quickly in the United States.
• D) unemployment rates among unskilled workers have risen more rapidly in other countries.

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