The existence of differences between the average earnings of men and women
A. proves the existence of economic discrimination.
B. may be partially due to factors other than economic discrimination.
C. proves that men on average invest more in their human capital than women do.
D. indicates that men are on average smarter than women.
Answer: B
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If there is a change in the ability of a firm to produce a given level of output with a given level of inputs, we say there is
A) an increase in labor productivity. B) a movement along a given per-worker production function. C) technological change. D) human capital investment.
Which of the following is an example of division of labor?
a. an author writing a book one chapter at a time b. a firm trying to get rid of a labor union c. separating resources into four categories: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial ability d. allocating revenue among a firm's resource suppliers e. dividing an assembly process into separate steps