In the United States in 2011, there were 104 fatalities per 100,000 workers in the logging industry. This is the second-highest rate after the fisheries industry. Everything else equal, would you expect workers in the logging industry to be paid higher wages than workers with similar levels of education in other industries? Explain. A. Yes, loggers should be paid higher wages to compensate for risk. B. Yes, loggers deserve higher wages due to skill-based technological changes. C. No, workers in the logging industry should be paid lower wages because they have less human capital. D. No, those workers in the logging industry should receive lower wages due to statistical discrimination.

Wage differentials is the differences in wages paid to labour with different skills within the same industry or difference in wages paid to labour with the same skills but in different industries.

Reasons for wage differentials

1. level of risk of the job : the more risky a job is, the higher the wages that would be paid to labour.

2. Level of education : the more educated labour is, the higher the wages received.

3. Labour union : the labour union of a particular industry may institute a law that stipulates the wages to be paid to labour.

4. Geographical location : labour working in a developed country is more likely to be paid higher than labour carrying out the same job role in a developing country