If all employers pay an efficiency wage, then, comparing average wages and unemployment rates across areas, and if workers in areas with low unemployment rate can easily find alternative jobs, one would expect

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If all employers pay an efficiency wage, then they are offering higher wages than the market clearing wage. This means that areas with low unemployment rates will likely have higher average wages, as employers compete to attract workers. Additionally, if workers in these areas can easily find alternative jobs, it further increases their bargaining power to demand higher wages. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because there is no reason for efficiency wages to lead to a positive correlation between average wages and unemployment rates. Option B is incorrect because it assumes that efficiency wages are not being paid, and that the labor market is in equilibrium. Option C is also incorrect because the relationship between duration of unemployment and wages is not straightforward, and it is not necessarily linked to the efficiency wage hypothesis.

If All Employers Pay an Efficiency Wage, Then, Comparing Average