What Is the Hold Up Problem

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is the hold up problem?

• A) The ability of a worker to negotiate a wage increase causes deadweight loss.
• B) Sunk investments in firm specific training are vulnerable to exploitation by workers.
• C) Sunk investments in general training are vulnerable to exploitation by firms.
• D) Workers do not spend enough obtaining general human capital.
• E) Firms overinvest in firm specific human capital.

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