The table in the next column shows data for 1957 and 2018 on the nominal minimum wage

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The table in the next column shows data for 1957 and 2018 on the nominal minimum wage and on the price level in the United States and in France.

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a. Was the percentage increase in the price level between 1957 and 2018 greater in the United States or in France?

b. Was the percentage increase in the real minimum wage between 1957 and 2018 greater in the United States or in France? Be sure to show the calculations you used to arrive at your answer.

c. Does it matter for your answer that you have not been told the base year for the U.S. CPI or the French CPI? Briefly explain.

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Economics

ISBN: 9781292430645

8th Global Edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony P. O'Brien

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