Lower-paid workers often seem to have less desirable working conditions as well because:
A)lower-paid workers tend to have proportionately greater fringe benefits.
B)employers discriminate against unskilled workers
C)the compensating differential for skill often outweighs the compensating differential for poor working conditions
D)the compensating differential for poor working conditions often outweighs the compensating differential for skill

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The compensating differential for skill often outweighs the compensating differential for poor working conditions, meaning that higher skills are typically rewarded more in terms of pay than better working conditions, leaving lower-paid (often less skilled) workers in less desirable conditions.

Lower-Paid Workers Often Seem to Have Less Desirable Working Conditions