Exam 19: Earnings and Discrimination

Which of the following is not an example of a compensating differential? Job A pays more than Job B because Job A requires

If employers are profit-maximizers, then

Scenario 19-2 Travis, a student at a community college, is considering what he should do for summer employment. Two recruiters show up at his school in search of summer workers. Recruiter A is looking for workers to help a disaster relief agency distribute food aid in Africa. Recruiter B is looking for custodial help to clean motel rooms in a motel located near the entrance to a famous national park. -Refer to Scenario 19-2. Travis is carefully considering the options that each recruiter presents. On the basis of knowledge obtained in his economics class, Travis concludes that

Figure 19-7 -Refer to Figure 19-7. The figure shows labor demand and labor supply in a non-unionized labor market. If the current labor demand is D1 and the current labor supply is S1, what is the equilibrium wage and quantity of labor?

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. What conclusion can you draw about women's wages compared to men's wages in this industry?

Customer discrimination is illegal in the United States.

The signaling theory of education maintains that workers who complete specific levels of education signal their high productivity to potential employers.

When an employer pays the cost of educating a worker, it is likely that the employer

Scenario 19-4 Assume that the labor market for barbers is competitive and that it is differentiated into two groups: barbers who are bald (or going bald) and those who have a full head of hair. Assume that the barbers in this market have identical hair-cutting ability, regardless of whether they are bald or not. Currently the equilibrium wage in the bald barber market is lower than that in the nonbald market. Further assume that the market for haircuts is competitive. -Refer to Scenario 19-4. If some consumers in the market for haircuts have a strong preference for having their hair cut by a barber who is not going bald, then

About what proportion of the variation of wages across workers is explained by factors that can be measured? What are the other factors that explain wage differences but are difficult to measure?

Studies of discrimination in baseball suggest that black players

If we were to observe above-equilibrium wages in a particular labor market, then a possible explanation might be that

Human capital refers to the physical tools and equipment that workers use on their jobs to enhance their productivity.

Chris just completed his college degree from a prestigious university. He did not go to school to become more productive. Rather, he went to school and completed his degree to convey his innate productivity to employers. To which theory of education does he subscribe?

The organized withdrawal of labor from a firm by a union is called

Which of the following would tend to lessen the wage gap between a country's skilled and unskilled workers?

Economists have found evidence that differences in wages can be explained by

When comparing average wages for black and white men in the United States, wages paid to black men have been about 20 percent less than those paid to white men.

Is measuring the effect of discrimination on wages relatively easy or relatively difficult? Explain?

Tiffany has just graduated from Stanford University and has applied for a job as an engineer at a manufacturing plant. The manufacturer decides to offer Tiffany a job because it perceives she's gained valuable skills while at Stanford. To which of the following views of education does the manufacturer subscribe?