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Dentist (Little Shop of Horrors)

Dentist (Little Shop of Horrors)

Many people would find being a dentist an undesirable job. That’s part of why it pays well. For people to work an undesirable job, they would need a compensating wage differential. The singer, of course, loves causing pain, so he might have chosen to be a dentist for a lower wage!

Posted on April 28, 2026 by mattrousu
Posted in Compensating Wage Differentials, Labor Economics/Unions/Unemployment, Microeconomics, UncategorizedTagged Little Shop of Horrors

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