Empirical Work That Does Not Account for Differences in the Productivity

question 215

Multiple Choice

Empirical work that does not account for differences in the productivity of workers

• A)is unlikely to find evidence of wage differentials.
• B)can provide strong evidence of labor market discrimination.
• C)is likely to misinterpret apparent evidence of labor market discrimination.
• D)is accepted as superior to empirical work that does correct for differences in productivity of workers.

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