- *Suppose Congress were to pass legislation requiring that businesses employing workers with three or more children pay these employees at least $20 per hour. How would this legislation affect the employment level of low-skilled workers with three or more children? Do you think some workers with large families might attempt to conceal the fact? Why?

- *Suppose Congress were to pass legislation requiring that businesses employing workers with three or more children pay these employees at least $20 per hour. How would this legislation affect the employment level of low-skilled workers with three or more children? Do you think some workers with large families might attempt to conceal the fact? Why?

Principles of Economics 2e

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Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

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Chapter4: Labor And Financial Markets

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