What Happened to the Typical American Worker's Real Wages Between

question 74

Multiple Choice

What happened to the typical American worker's real wages between 1973 and the early 1990s?

• A) Real wages increased by 5 percent.
• B) Wages declined by 10 percent.
• C) Wages declined by 25 percent.
• D) Wages stayed the same.

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