Minimum-Wage Laws

question 39

Multiple Choice

Minimum-wage laws

• A)create unemployment.
• B)do not apply in states with right-to-work laws.
• C)affect highly-educated workers more than high school dropouts.
• D)cause labor shortages,which further raise wages above equilibrium.

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