It appears that many business firms discriminate against hiring young women of child bearing age in the United States and that this type of discrimination has been reduced in Europe
This may be an example of successful government intervention because A) many European governments have laws against this type of discrimination.
B) many European governments subsidize maternity leave and child care, lowering the cost of hiring these women.
C) Europeans are less likely to discriminate on the basis of gender.
D) Europeans are more likely to discriminate on the basis of gender.
B
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People are willing to pay more for a diamond than for a bottle of water because
a. the marginal cost of producing an extra diamond far exceeds the marginal cost of producing an extra bottle of water. b. the marginal benefit of an extra diamond far exceeds the marginal benefit of an extra bottle of water. c. producers of diamonds have a much greater ability to manipulate diamond prices than producers of water have to manipulate water prices. d. water prices are held artificially low by governments, since water is necessary for life.
A theory
A. is usually based on a set of value judgments. B. cannot be tested. C. is a possible explanation for a natural phenomenon. D. always fits with real-world data.