Which of the following is NOT true regarding wage inequality? a. A decline in unionization explains the rise in wage inequality for men in the 1980s but not so much for women. b. An increase in the share of skilled (college-educated) workers explains the increase in wage inequality. c. The minimum wage is limited in explaining the wage inequality between college and high school graduates as it affects the very bottom of the income distribution. d. Increasing globalization explains a small share of the increasing wage inequality between low and high skilled.
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