Jim Whitney Economics 101

Accounting for income differentials

    1. For all sorts of jobs, Worker A earns more than Worker B. Brainstorm a list of worker characteristics that might help explain why. (You may include worker characteristics which give Worker A an edge only in certain types of jobs, not necessarily in all jobs.)
    Worker A earns more than Worker B because...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    2. Job 1 offers higher monetary compensation than Job 2. Brainstorm a list of job characteristics that might help explain why. (You may include job characteristics which apply only to certain types of jobs, not necessarily to all jobs.)
    Job 1 offers higher monetary compensation than Job 2 because...