Which one of the following represents the Goldin-Katz explanation for why women in the United States increased their labor force participation after 1970?
A) The invention of the birth control pill gave women a new way to stop having babies.
B) The lowering of marginal tax rates for married couples gave women a bigger incentive to work.
C) The birth control pill effectively lowered the cost of obtaining a professional degree by giving women more control over the consequences of sex.
D) The birth control pill could then be sold to married couples for the very first time and thus more women could work.
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