An increase in the wages paid to high-school student who detassle corn will increase the labor supply of high-school students who weed soybean fields, all else equal.

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An increase in wages for high-school students who detassle corn would likely decrease the labor supply of high-school students for weeding soybean fields, as more students might prefer the higher-paying corn detassling jobs over weeding soybean fields, assuming both jobs compete for the same labor pool.

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