The demand for skilled workers in the United States has been increasing. To increase the supply of skilled workers, many argue that immigration reform to allow more skilled labor into the United States is needed. Explain whether you agree or disagree.

Preface: The following information applies to the years 2011 through 2015 In recent years the press and the manufacturing industry have been constantly writing about a supposed "skills-gap" in the American workforce. The premise propagated by the press and manufacturing executives is that there are hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the manufacturing sector because employers simply can't find workers with the necessary math or technical skills to fill the positions. The press and the industry have blamed a wide variety of factors for the supposed shortages, such as blaming the public educational system for not preparing workers with the right technical skills, purporting that younger generations do not want to work in manufacturing because of a perceived stigma associated with manufacturing jobs, and they have also stated that younger generations do not want to work in manufacturing because it is perceived as highly volatile and susceptible to the ups and downs of the…

Which of the following is not an example of labour market barriers?     Lack of information     Extensive physical efforts      Union regulations     Government regulations     Education

Suppose the demand for the Vietnamese inexpensive products from many countries over the world have increased by about 15 percent even under the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 (from January through August). Suppose further that the demand for Vietnamese skilled workers by the Vietnamese companies producing new high-tech and advanced products have decreased by about 10 percent in 2020 compared to those in 2019. What has happened to the wage gap between Vietnamese skilled and unskilled workers in 2020? Which of the following is MOST appropriate for an answer? A. The wage gap is most likely to fall. B. It is hard to predict unambiguously how the wage gap changes given above information. C. The wage gap is most likely to rise. D. The wage gap is most likely to be little changed.   Perhaps b and c weren't the answer. Please let me know why the answer you chose is correct.