Determine whether each of thefollowing would increase or decrease the opportunity costs formothers who choose not to work outside the home. Explain youranswers.a. Higher levels of education for womenb. Higher unemployment rates for womenc. Higher average pay levels for womend. Lower demand for labor in industries that traditionally employlarge numbers of women

Determine whether each of thefollowing would increase or decrease the opportunity costs formothers who choose not to work outside the home. Explain youranswers.a. Higher levels of education for womenb. Higher unemployment rates for womenc. Higher average pay levels for womend. Lower demand for labor in industries that traditionally employlarge numbers of women

Principles of Microeconomics

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Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

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Chapter19: Earnings And Discrimination

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