According to studies by Goldin and Skoloff (1982) and Craig and ...

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According to studies by Goldin and Skoloff (1982) and Craig and Field-Hendry (1993), the female-to-male wage ratio in the early 1800s
 a. was higher in the North than in the South.
  b. is comparable to the ratio in 1860.
  c. encouraged the adoption and success of the Waltham system.
  d. was greater than one.

Question 2

Between 1965 and 1972, eight major pieces of consumer-protection legislation were enacted. This burst of legislative activity was largely driven by
 a. increased public fears following the thalidomide tragedy.
  b. public outcry following a series of steamboat explosions.
  c. a general lack of faith in the market.
  d. widespread support for the Reagan Revolution..

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Answer to Question 1

c. encouraged the adoption and success of the Waltham system.

Answer to Question 2

c. a general lack of faith in the market.