Author Question: In 2015, the average height of adult males in the United States was A) 5' 7.0. B) 5' 9.5. C) 6' ... (Read 96 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jun 29, 2018

In 2015, the average height of adult males in the United States was

A) 5' 7.0. B) 5' 9.5. C) 6' 0.0. D) 6' 4.75.

Question 2

In the United States in 2011, there were 104 fatalities per 100,000 workers in the logging industry. This is the second-highest rate after the fisheries industry.

Everything else equal, would you expect workers in the logging industry to be paid higher wages than workers with similar levels of education in other industries? Explain.

wfdfwc23 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 29, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

For a worker to choose to work in a high-risk job, the wage must be high enough that he or she is indifferent between the high-risk job and his next best alternative. His next best alternative could be a low-risk, low-wage job. This means that high-risk jobs will pay higher wages. High-risk industries, like the logging industry, will attract those workers who are willing to bear an occupational risk in return for a higher wage. These wage differences that are used to attract workers to otherwise undesirable occupations are known as compensating wage differentials.
Data source: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm2011