Human Capital Theory Explains Gender Differences in Wages

question 57

Multiple Choice

Human capital theory explains gender differences in wages

• A)as created by the different occupations men and women work in.
• B)by taking into consideration women's tendency to drop out of the workforce in order to have children.
• C)as the result of individual characteristics of workers.
• D)as being overstated.

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Dependent Variable

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