Canada and many states in the U.S. have enacted so-called "comparable worth" laws, which require wages paid in occupations legislatures (or the courts) deem comparable to be approximately equal. Consider that in acad- emia, wages differ considerably across fields. Salaries of professors in eco- nomics and other social sciences are much higher than salaries in the humanities, such as literature. Do you think economics professors are "comparable" to literature professors? What would the effects be if salaries were equalized between these and all other academic fields?