Which of the following best describes the lump of labor fallacy?
A) Wages and employment in Miami remained stable despite an influx of 45,000 Cuban migrants in the 1980s.
B) A large share of Latino migrants in the United States do jobs that Americans are generally unwilling to do.
C) Restricting the working hours of migrant workers will allow unworked hours to accrue to unemployed workers.
D) The prevention of migration deprives the global economy from massive growth potential.

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The lump of labor fallacy is the misconception that there is a fixed amount of work to be done within an economy which can be distributed among workers. It suggests that if one group works less, there will be more work available for others. Choice C directly reflects this fallacy by implying that limiting migrant workers' hours would create more work for unemployed individuals.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Lump of Labor