Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 3QAP
(a)
To determine
Explain how it might influence the labor market.
(b)
To determine
Explain why the 98% of secretaries are woman and 98% of automobile mechanics are men.
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