By law, employers in the United States may not ask prospective female employees whether they plan to have babies. The existence of this law seems most likely to
A. increase the probability that firms will practice economic discrimination against women.
B. decrease the probability that firms will practice economic discrimination against women.
C. increase the probability that firms will practice statistical discrimination against women.
D. decrease the probability that firms will practice statistical discrimination against women.
Answer: C
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Betty spends all her income on wine and brie. Currently she gets 30 utils from the last bottle of wine and 15 utils from the last package of brie. The price of wine is $6 per bottle and the price of brie is $4 per package. a. Betty cannot increase her total utility by changing the combination of wine and brie she consumes. b. Betty can increase her total utility by buying more wine and less
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