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To measure disparities in this quantity, Ronald Oaxaca (“wah-HAH-kah”) and Alan Blinder independently developed the econometric “decomposition” technique. Studies on the effect of age and Armed Forces Qualification Test scores on varying levels of this quantity were discredited by stratification economists (-5[1])like William Darity. (-5[1])The log of this quantity is calculated by the Mincer equation using education as an input. The “efficiency” type of this quantity modeled by (*) Shapiro and Stiglitz suggests higher values for it prevent shirking. A difference-in-differences study by Card and Krueger observed levels of this quantity in Pennsylvania and New Jersey restaurants. This quantity’s equilibrium is where labor (-5[1])demand meets labor (10[1])supply. (10[1])For 10 points, the gender “gap” of (10[1])what quantity (10[2])states women derive less income than men? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: wage [or salary, pay, lifetime earnings, or remuneration; accept efficiency wage; accept minimum wage; accept wage gap or pay gap; prompt on income until read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ragylan SivakumarMITBoston College B39-5
Jonathan SchnipperBrandeis AAmherst42-5
Will PulvinoClark WilsonBowdoin B100-5
James McCurleyHarvardBowdoin A10310
Dylan TanouyeTufts BBowdoin C10410
Selene WuBUClark House11110
Issac MeredithTufts ABrandeis B11310
Aalok BhattacharyaBoston College AYale11310
Mitra Hu-HendersonBowdoin BClark Wilson12010
Michael ZhengAmherstBrandeis A12110
James MangravitiBoston College BMIT12110