Over the last 50 years, a. how has the labor force ...

[lidoalex]

Over the last 50 years,
 
  a. how has the labor force participation rate changed?
  b. how have the men's and women's labor force participation rates changed?

Question 2

If the government keeps the price of bread low through subsidies, and farmers consequently buy bread to feed to their pigs, we can infer that
 
  A) pigs are more valuable than people.
  B) pork is more valuable than people.
  C) the farmers find it efficient to feed bread to pigs.
  D) the market system is not working.
  E) waste is occurring because marginal benefit is less than marginal cost.

[cswans24]

Answer to Question 1

a. Over the past 50 years, the overall labor force participation rate has increased.
b. Over the past 50 years, the men's labor force participation rate has decreased and the women's labor force participation rate has increased.

Answer to Question 2

C

[lidoalex]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[shailee]

Gracias!