1. Define compensating differential and give original examples (not already included in the book or power points) of different jobs that earn higher wages and some that earn lower wages because of compensating differentials.
2. Human Capital Investment: Go to the Education PaysLinks to an external site. page on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. Compare and contrast the different levels of education in relation to average wage and unemployment rate.
3. Explain the benefits of higher education in terms of the unemployment rate and average salary figures in the United States per the Education Pays chart.
4. How does this reflect on your own decision to invest in your human capital?
5. Explain how a firm finds their profit-maximizing rate of hiring workers.
Criteria for Success
· Number your answers
· Include data from the website to support your answers
· Include proper grammar, professional language and proofread your posts
· Answer each question in detail (one-sentence answers do not count in this class)
· Write more than the minimum writing requirement
· Follow the instructions carefully and post three times to the discussion forum
· You should not need outside resources for this assignment, but if you use them (even Google Searches), they must be cited.
· Avoid the use of AI, Grammarly or cheating websites which is not allowed in this course.
· Post all posts in a timely manner