Question 1

Most remittances flow toward

Accepted Answer

A) European nations. 
B) advanced industrial nations. 
C) developing nations. 
D) North America.Difficulty: 02 Medium 
A) European nations. 
B) advanced industrial nations. 
C) developing nations. 
D) North America.Difficulty: 02 Medium

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the impact of immigration on complementary resources?

Accepted Answer

A) The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating a business-income effect that increases the demand for complementary resources. 
B) The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating an output effect that decreases the demand for complementary resources. 
C) The higher wage rate resulting from immigration increases production costs, creating an output effect that increases the demand for complementary resources. 
D) The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating an output effect that increases the demand for complementary resources. 
A) The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating a business-income effect that increases the demand for complementary resources. 
B) The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating an output effect that decreases the demand for complementary resources. 
C) The higher wage rate resulting from immigration increases production costs, creating an output effect that increases the demand for complementary resources. 
D) The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating an output effect that increases the demand for complementary resources.

Question 3

The simple immigration model suggests that labor migration raises the wage rate in the country of origin while reducing the wage rate in the host country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the destination country, who tends to lose from labor immigration?

Accepted Answer

A) the migrant workers 
B) the labor unions 
C) the consumers 
D) the firms 
A) the migrant workers 
B) the labor unions 
C) the consumers 
D) the firms

Question 5

Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 2013, China overtook Mexico to become the number one country of origin of U.S.legal immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

There was a spike in U.S.legal immigration from 1989 to 1991 due to

Accepted Answer

A) an unstable political situation in Mexico. 
B) increased international travel. 
C) tremendous economic growth in the U.S.economy. 
D) an amnesty program legalizing formerly illegal immigrants. 
A) an unstable political situation in Mexico. 
B) increased international travel. 
C) tremendous economic growth in the U.S.economy. 
D) an amnesty program legalizing formerly illegal immigrants.

Question 8

In 2014, as many as million illegal immigrants were residing continuously in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 11 
C) 20 
D) 29 
A) 4 
B) 11 
C) 20 
D) 29

Question 9

Between 2004 and 2013, legal immigration into the U.S.averaged about

Accepted Answer

A) 500,000 per year. 
B) 1 million per year. 
C) 1.5 million per year. 
D) 2.5 million per year. 
A) 500,000 per year. 
B) 1 million per year. 
C) 1.5 million per year. 
D) 2.5 million per year.

Question 10

Which of the following is likely to be an extreme view taken by critics of illegal immigration?

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A) Illegal aliens are close substitutes for legal resident workers. 
B) Illegal workers accept jobs that legal residents are unwilling to do. 
C) Undocumented workers do not displace legal residents from their jobs. 
D) Undocumented workers are complements to legal resident workers. 
A) Illegal aliens are close substitutes for legal resident workers. 
B) Illegal workers accept jobs that legal residents are unwilling to do. 
C) Undocumented workers do not displace legal residents from their jobs. 
D) Undocumented workers are complements to legal resident workers.

Question 11

"Backflows" are payments made by immigrants back to their home countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers

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A) reduce the efficiency gains from migration. 
B) reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration. 
C) exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations. 
D) redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation. 
A) reduce the efficiency gains from migration. 
B) reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration. 
C) exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations. 
D) redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation.

Question 13

The two leading countries of origin of U.S.legal immigrants in 2013 were Mexico and

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A) China. 
B) India. 
C) the Dominican Republic. 
D) the Philippines. 
A) China. 
B) India. 
C) the Dominican Republic. 
D) the Philippines.

Question 14

Illegal immigrants from Mexico who work continuously in the U.S.do not have which of the following characteristics?

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A) They are mostly working on farms. 
B) They make up a majority of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. 
C) On average, they have higher educational levels than the Mexicans who don't migrate. 
D) They do not frequently move back and forth across the border. 
A) They are mostly working on farms. 
B) They make up a majority of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. 
C) On average, they have higher educational levels than the Mexicans who don't migrate. 
D) They do not frequently move back and forth across the border.

Question 15

The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country.If this assumption is relaxed, then the

Accepted Answer

A) rise in business income in the low-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor. 
B) fall in business income in the low-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor. 
C) rise in business income in the low-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor. 
D) fall in business income in the low-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor. 
A) rise in business income in the low-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor. 
B) fall in business income in the low-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor. 
C) rise in business income in the low-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor. 
D) fall in business income in the low-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor.

Question 16

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor, we would expect world output to decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Voluntary migration of skilled craft workers from low-paying to high-paying nations is most likely to be opposed by

Accepted Answer

A) business groups in the high-paying nations. 
B) craft workers who stay in the low-paying nations. 
C) industrial unions in the high-paying nations. 
D) craft unions in the high-paying nations. 
A) business groups in the high-paying nations. 
B) craft workers who stay in the low-paying nations. 
C) industrial unions in the high-paying nations. 
D) craft unions in the high-paying nations.

Question 18

In 2013, refugees constituted a bigger portion of total legal immigration into the U.S.than employment-based immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Under what circumstances will immigration be most likely to equalize wage rates across countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Immigration laws are strict. 
B) Immigration is costless and unimpeded. 
C) Information about job opportunities is limited. 
D) Skill transferability is low. 
A) Immigration laws are strict. 
B) Immigration is costless and unimpeded. 
C) Information about job opportunities is limited. 
D) Skill transferability is low.

Question 20

Which of the following is least likely to be considered economic immigration?

Accepted Answer

A) Bob migrates to Canada to improve his access to health care. 
B) Manuela migrates to the United States to open an authentic Italian cooking school. 
C) Myklos migrates to Switzerland because the public pension system is more generous than in his home country. 
D) Alexander migrates to the United States because his political writings are censored in his home country. 
A) Bob migrates to Canada to improve his access to health care. 
B) Manuela migrates to the United States to open an authentic Italian cooking school. 
C) Myklos migrates to Switzerland because the public pension system is more generous than in his home country. 
D) Alexander migrates to the United States because his political writings are censored in his home country.

Exam 25: Immigration

Most remittances flow toward

Which of the following best describes the impact of immigration on complementary resources?

The simple immigration model suggests that labor migration raises the wage rate in the country of origin while reducing the wage rate in the host country.

In the destination country, who tends to lose from labor immigration?

Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.

In 2013, China overtook Mexico to become the number one country of origin of U.S.legal immigrants.

There was a spike in U.S.legal immigration from 1989 to 1991 due to

In 2014, as many as million illegal immigrants were residing continuously in the U.S.

Between 2004 and 2013, legal immigration into the U.S.averaged about

Which of the following is likely to be an extreme view taken by critics of illegal immigration?

"Backflows" are payments made by immigrants back to their home countries.

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers

The two leading countries of origin of U.S.legal immigrants in 2013 were Mexico and

Illegal immigrants from Mexico who work continuously in the U.S.do not have which of the following characteristics?

The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country.If this assumption is relaxed, then the

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor, we would expect world output to decline.

Voluntary migration of skilled craft workers from low-paying to high-paying nations is most likely to be opposed by

In 2013, refugees constituted a bigger portion of total legal immigration into the U.S.than employment-based immigrants.

Under what circumstances will immigration be most likely to equalize wage rates across countries?

Which of the following is least likely to be considered economic immigration?

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