The "macroeconomics" rebuttal to the traditional analysis of the minimum wage argues that

A. people work harder when they feel they are inadequately compensated, therefore an increase in the minimum wage may actually lower productivity.
B. in the short-run, the demand elasticity of labor is such that businesses will actually increase the number of workers hired when the minimum wage increases.
C. the rich consume more than the poor out of extra income, therefore an increase in the minimum wage increases aggregate demand.
D. the rich consume less than the poor out of extra income, therefore an increase in the minimum wage increases aggregate demand.


Answer: D

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