Regardless of the size of wealth and substitution effects for workers, the benefit of a wage subsidy will accrue disproportionately to workers if the labor supply curve is relatively more wage-inelastic than the labor demand curve.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: The benefit of a wage subsidy is determined by the change in wages received by workers relative to wages paid by employers -- and is thus determined by the uncompensated labor supply curve.

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