The distribution of income in the United States became more unequal in the 1990s. One explanation for this trend is that advances in information technologies have ________ low-skilled labor and ________ high-skilled labor

A) decreased the demand for; increased the demand for
B) increased the demand for; decreased the demand for
C) decreased the supply of; increased the supply of
D) increased the supply of; decreased the supply of


A

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