Before NAFTA Went into Effect, Movements in the Wages of Mexican

question 1

Multiple Choice

Before NAFTA went into effect, movements in the wages of Mexican skilled versus nonskilled workers:

• A) were widely different from the U.S. pattern from 1964 to 1996.
• B) were exactly the same as the U.S. pattern from 1964 to 1996.
• C) only matched the U.S. pattern from 1984 to 1996.
• D) only matched the U.S. pattern from 1964 to 1984.

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