A Study of the Results of the Mariel Boat Lift

question 158

Multiple Choice

A study of the results of the Mariel boat lift on wages in Miami found:

• A) significant declines in wages for unskilled workers.
• B) no significant decline in wages for unskilled workers because firms employed low-skilled workers as a substitute for computers.
• C) ironically, a rise in wages and salaries paid to low-skilled workers because the boat lift immigrants had superior technical skills.
• D) that wages in the apparel industry collapsed, raising unemployment across the board and lowering wages of all workers in all skill categories.

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