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Politicians who support the green movement often argue that it is profitable for firms to pursue a strategy that is "environmentally friendly" (for example, by building factories that do not pollute and are not noisy), because workers will be willing to work in environmentally friendly factories at a lower wage rate. Evaluate the validity of this claim.

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