Paying a person a lower wage or excluding a person from an occupation on the basis of an irrelevant characteristic such as race or gender
A) is economic discrimination.
B) violates anti-discrimination laws.
C) can be explained by negative feedback loops.
D) creates differences in wages that economists call 'compensating differentials.'

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Economic discrimination refers to the practice of treating individuals differently in their employment or wages based on irrelevant characteristics like race or gender.

Paying a Person a Lower Wage or Excluding a Person