Economist: The increase in the minimum wage in Country X will quickly lead to a decrease in Country X's rate of unemp...
AndrewArabieNovember 8, 2022
I don't understand how B impacts the argument
I understand how C does not impact this argument. But as for B, if the demand increases, certainly production will increase and if those factories are overseas, the new production may remain entirely overseas but there is no reason why that production can't be met in the country referred to in the stimulus. Sure you could say that country will likely have a Comparative Advantage in consumer goods but:
1. that seems to be an extra leap in assumptions
2. that's what I would consider to be economics knowledge too nuanced for the LSAT to test.
Since there's no way to know where those jobs will be created, it doesn't have an impact to me.
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B gives us a good reason to think that the increase in wages will not lead to more jobs. As you said, if production is mostly outside of the country, then an increase in production will increase in those factories overseas. Sure, it is possible that some may also filter in to the country, but this gives us a real reason to doubt the argument. Weaken questions don't need to kill the argument, only to weaken it.
