An organization offers training programs for its employees at a subsidized rate to help them use a nascent technology that the organization is adopting. The trained employees later bargain for a higher wage from the management as their probability of finding better paying jobs increase because some other companies are also adopting it. This action of the employees is an example of:

Which of the following represents a potential solution to the problem of environmental pollution?

a. corrective taxes b. well established property rights c. government regulation d. All of the above are correct.

Suppose that a company hires recent college graduates for two types of jobs, sales people and credit analysts. The hours worked and skill levels are the same for both positions. The sales people get to travel to several desirable locations, whereas the credit analysts do not leave the home office. When comparing the salaries of the two positions, it is likely that the company pays the

a. sales people less as a compensating differential. b. credit analysts less as a compensating differential. c. same salary for both positions because they require the same skill level. d. same salary for both positions because it would be illegal to do otherwise.