Suppose That Air Traffic Controllers, Whose Wages Have Been Locked

question 102

Multiple Choice

Suppose that air traffic controllers, whose wages have been locked into place by a two-year contract, are laid off during a recession. This example is consistent with the

• A) social contract explanation of unemployment.
• B) explicit contract explanation of unemployment.
• C) efficiency wage explanation of unemployment.
• D) relative-wage explanation of unemployment.

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Kinetic-Molecular Theory

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Boyle's Law

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Charles' Law

A gas law stating that, at constant pressure, the volume of a gas increases or decreases by the same factor as its temperature increases or decreases.

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