Exam 19: Earnings and Discrimination

Figure 19-6 -Refer to Figure 19-6. Given demand, D1, and supply, S2, how many fewer people are employed if a minimum wage of $8 per hour is imposed on this market as compared to allowing wages to adjust to balance labor demand and labor supply?

Which of the following is the most important contributor to human capital?

A compensating differential is

Figure 19-6 -Refer to Figure 19-6. Given demand, D1, and supply, S1, if wages adjust to balance labor supply and labor demand, what are the wage and quantity of labor?

Scenario 19-5 Jason works part-time at a grocery store after school. Jason has worked at the store for two years but still hasn't received a wage increase, even though newer employees have received raises. Jason has threatened his employer with a lawsuit if he doesn't get a raise in the next few weeks. Jason believes he is a victim of labor-market discrimination. -Refer to Scenario 19-5. Which of the following statements would weaken Jason's case against his employer?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Many studies of wage discrimination have been conducted on professional sports teams. This industry is easier to study than others because the professional teams have many objective measures of

The theory of efficiency wages asserts that

The theory of efficiency wages challenges the assumption that

In the early twentieth century, streetcars in many southern cities were segregated by race. This racial segregation was the result of

According to economists Hamermesh and Biddle, how much more do people who are deemed more attractive than average earn?

Which of the following does not affect the wages a worker earns?

Workers who work the night shift are often paid more than those who do identical work on the day shift. This is referred to as a

A company has two locations where it employs workers doing the same job and working the same hours. Other things the same most workers would prefer to live in location A, but location A has a higher cost of living than location B.

In recent years, the ratio of earnings of the typical U.S. college graduate to the earnings of the typical high school graduate without additional education has

Black men earn an average of 21% less than white men. A labor economist who wants to investigate whether the differences in earnings indicate labor-market discrimination against black men should consider whether black and white men have similar (i) Years of work experience.(ii) Years of education. (iii) Occupations. (iv) Quality of education.

According to evidence provided by the U.S. government, the median black

The market wage could be higher than the equilibrium wage if a worker

Scenario 19-6 Suppose that in the competitive market for auto repair, firms prefer to hire men rather than women. Assume that the women applying for positions have the same skills, experience, and work ethic as the men. As a result of this discrimination, the demand for women is lower than it otherwise would be. -Refer to Scenario 19-6. If the firms in this market are profit-maximizers and customers do not care if a woman or a man works on their car, what will likely happen?

Which of the following represents an example of labor-market discrimination?