According to the National Academies' Center for Education, the U.S. economy will continue to develop into a _______________ economy, with high-paid, high-skill jobs at one end and low-paid, low-skill jobs at the other.
A) pyramid
B) yo-yo
C) barbell
D) linear

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The term "barbell economy" refers to an economy with high-paying jobs at one end (representing one of the weights on a barbell) and low-paying jobs at the other end (representing the other weight on the barbell). This is in contrast to a pyramid-shaped economy, which suggests a more balanced distribution of jobs across different pay levels, or a linear economy, which suggests a more uniform distribution of jobs across the pay spectrum. The term "yo-yo economy" is not commonly used in economic discourse.