Refer to the scenario above.Suppose we know that the number of women working increased,as did the market wage earned by women.These facts are consistent with ________.

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Lydia is arguing that it was not the demand for women's labor that increased, but rather the supply of women's labor increased as women's tastes or preferences for work increased after World War II. Lydia's hypothesis that the labor supply of women increased suggests that the equilibrium number of women will increase but that the equilibrium wages of women will fall. Lydia's argument is illustrated in the following figure.
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Refer to the Scenario Above