A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/33 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q151 Mark

Wages in industry X are significantly higher than in industry Y. What could explain this difference? A Workers in industry Y are highly mobile. B Trade union organisation in industry Y is relatively strong. C Industries X and Y compete with each other for workers. D Industry Y has non-monetary advantages.

(a)Wages in industry X are significantly higher than in industry Y. What could explain this difference? A Workers in industry Y are highly mobile. B Trade union organisation in industry Y is relatively strong. C Industries X and Y compete with each other for workers. D Industry Y has non-monetary advantages.[1]

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Topic: The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 3 Variant 3, question 15.

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