Efficiency Wage Theory Suggests That Firms May Hold Wages Above

question 274

Multiple Choice

Efficiency wage theory suggests that firms may hold wages above the market clearing rate because

• A) they believe that the productivity of workers increases with the wage rate.
• B) unspoken agreements between workers and firms are in place.
• C) it is required by law that they do so.
• D) long-term contracts fix wage rates for a period of one to three years.

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