The supply curve of labor for any particular occupation is upward sloping because

A. higher wages usually imply higher education and training requirements for the job.
B. all supply curves are upward sloping.
C. a higher wage is necessary to attract more people into that occupation from other occupations.
D. working conditions are more important than wages in a person's choice of occupation.


C. a higher wage is necessary to attract more people into that occupation from other occupations.

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Analyze the short-run effects of the decrease in demand on equilibrium market price and output. What has happened to the profits of each of the firms in the industry? Over time, what will happen to the number of firms in the industry? Why?

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Reasons for the ECB acceding to a bailout of troubled financial sectors in Eurozone nations include all the following, EXCEPT:

A) the desire to recognize bad loans by writing them off to protect the fragile fiscal situation of the troubled nations. B) the desire to prevent a loss of confidence in euro-denominated debt. C) a desire to protect core EU banks. D) a desire to protect the collateral assets in the ECB portfolio.

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