Question 1

Since 1990, roughly what portion of all U.S.Major League Baseball players were born abroad?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 66 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 66 percent

Question 2

Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico and Egypt 
B) China and India 
C) Pakistan and Iran 
D) Vietnam and Thailand 
A) Mexico and Egypt 
B) China and India 
C) Pakistan and Iran 
D) Vietnam and Thailand

Question 3

With labor migration, the amount of change in the destination country's wage rates depends on the

Accepted Answer

A) original supply of labor in that country. 
B) original supply of labor in the country of origin. 
C) elasticity of demand for labor in that country. 
D) elasticity of demand for labor in the country of origin. 
A) original supply of labor in that country. 
B) original supply of labor in the country of origin. 
C) elasticity of demand for labor in that country. 
D) elasticity of demand for labor in the country of origin.

Question 4

Human capital refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the accumulated knowledge and skills that allow a person to be productive. 
B) machinery that requires extensive human interaction to be productive. 
C) the accumulated financial assets of people. 
D) all of these things. 
A) the accumulated knowledge and skills that allow a person to be productive. 
B) machinery that requires extensive human interaction to be productive. 
C) the accumulated financial assets of people. 
D) all of these things.

Question 5

Which of the following countries has the largest number of immigrants, as a percentage of the labor force (as of 2007)?

Accepted Answer

A) Austria 
B) New Zealand 
C) United States 
D) Australia 
A) Austria 
B) New Zealand 
C) United States 
D) Australia

Question 6

(Last Word) Which of the following best explains why the net flow of illegal immigrants to the United States has been close to zero (particularly since the Great Recession)?

Accepted Answer

A) Increases in the Mexican birthrate have made migration more costly. 
B) Mexico's economy grew rapidly from 2010 to 2014. 
C) Immigration reform has reclassified many illegal immigrants as legal immigrants. 
D) Dramatic cuts in social services to illegal immigrants has led many to return to their country of origin. 
A) Increases in the Mexican birthrate have made migration more costly. 
B) Mexico's economy grew rapidly from 2010 to 2014. 
C) Immigration reform has reclassified many illegal immigrants as legal immigrants. 
D) Dramatic cuts in social services to illegal immigrants has led many to return to their country of origin.

Question 7

If unemployed workers leave a nation, the standard of living (national income per capita) will rise in that nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The outflow of highly educated workers from low-income countries to high-income countries is called

Accepted Answer

A) backflow. 
B) self-selection. 
C) skill transferability. 
D) brain drain. 
A) backflow. 
B) self-selection. 
C) skill transferability. 
D) brain drain.

Question 9

U.S.immigrants (legal and illegal combined) have lower prison rates than the native-born population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Other things equal, larger wage differences between nations tend to increase the flow of immigration toward the country with higher wage opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about illegal immigration?

Accepted Answer

A) Illegal immigrants are often willing to work for less pay, keeping costs and prices for consumer goods and services lower. 
B) Illegal immigration reduces wages for U.S.workers who are complementary inputs. 
C) Illegal immigration tends to reduce wages less for previous immigrants than for native-born workers. 
D) All of the other answers are correct. 
A) Illegal immigrants are often willing to work for less pay, keeping costs and prices for consumer goods and services lower. 
B) Illegal immigration reduces wages for U.S.workers who are complementary inputs. 
C) Illegal immigration tends to reduce wages less for previous immigrants than for native-born workers. 
D) All of the other answers are correct.

Question 12

If the elasticity of demand for labor in the United States is unitary, immigration into the United States can be expected to

Accepted Answer

A) increase the average U.S.wage rate. 
B) decrease the total amount of wage earnings that U.S.workers receive. 
C) increase the total amount of wage earnings that U.S.workers receive. 
D) leave the total amount of wage earnings that U.S.workers receive unchanged. 
A) increase the average U.S.wage rate. 
B) decrease the total amount of wage earnings that U.S.workers receive. 
C) increase the total amount of wage earnings that U.S.workers receive. 
D) leave the total amount of wage earnings that U.S.workers receive unchanged.

Question 13

Unimpeded immigration between two nations tends to

Accepted Answer

A) increase business income in both nations. 
B) increase business income in the nation receiving immigrants but reduce it in the nation experiencing emigration. 
C) reduce business income in the nation receiving immigrants but increase it in the nation experiencing emigration. 
D) reduce business income in both nations. 
A) increase business income in both nations. 
B) increase business income in the nation receiving immigrants but reduce it in the nation experiencing emigration. 
C) reduce business income in the nation receiving immigrants but increase it in the nation experiencing emigration. 
D) reduce business income in both nations.

Question 14

Which of the following will most likely cause backflows?

Accepted Answer

A) poor information that leads a migrant to overestimate the net benefits of migration 
B) high moving costs 
C) falling wages in a migrant's origin nation 
D) high levels of skill transferability 
A) poor information that leads a migrant to overestimate the net benefits of migration 
B) high moving costs 
C) falling wages in a migrant's origin nation 
D) high levels of skill transferability

Question 15

"Remittances" occur when

Accepted Answer

A) two countries send immigrants to each other in approximately equal numbers. 
B) physical capital flows into a country that has lost labor due to migration. 
C) immigrants send financial payments back to family in their country of origin. 
D) migrants return to their home country. 
A) two countries send immigrants to each other in approximately equal numbers. 
B) physical capital flows into a country that has lost labor due to migration. 
C) immigrants send financial payments back to family in their country of origin. 
D) migrants return to their home country.

Question 16

U.S.workers will be attracted to otherwise undesirable work as long as

Accepted Answer

A) the compensating wage differential is high enough. 
B) the compensating wage differential is low enough. 
C) there are not enough illegal immigrants to fill all of the available jobs. 
D) there are laws that restrict illegal immigrants from working in the U.S. 
A) the compensating wage differential is high enough. 
B) the compensating wage differential is low enough. 
C) there are not enough illegal immigrants to fill all of the available jobs. 
D) there are laws that restrict illegal immigrants from working in the U.S.

Question 17

Because the applications for "diversity immigration" into the U.S.far exceed the quota every year, the slots are filled through

Accepted Answer

A) an annual lottery. 
B) a first-come-first-served system. 
C) a bidding system, allocation through prices. 
D) political connections. 
A) an annual lottery. 
B) a first-come-first-served system. 
C) a bidding system, allocation through prices. 
D) political connections.

Question 18

Who tends to lose from labor migration?

Accepted Answer

A) the firms in the country of origin 
B) the migrant workers 
C) the firms in the destination country 
D) the workers in the country of origin who did not migrate 
A) the firms in the country of origin 
B) the migrant workers 
C) the firms in the destination country 
D) the workers in the country of origin who did not migrate

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about the effects of illegal immigration in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis. 
B) Illegal immigration has a negative fiscal impact that falls most heavily on state and local governments. 
C) Illegal immigration negatively affects wages and the standard of living for all domestic-born workers. 
D) All of the other answers are true. 
A) Illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis. 
B) Illegal immigration has a negative fiscal impact that falls most heavily on state and local governments. 
C) Illegal immigration negatively affects wages and the standard of living for all domestic-born workers. 
D) All of the other answers are true.

Question 20

If immigration increases the productivity of domestic workers, then it

Accepted Answer

A) decreases the return on capital. 
B) means that immigrant workers and domestic workers are substitutes. 
C) means that immigrant workers are entering low-wage occupations. 
D) increases the return on capital. 
A) decreases the return on capital. 
B) means that immigrant workers and domestic workers are substitutes. 
C) means that immigrant workers are entering low-wage occupations. 
D) increases the return on capital.

Exam 25: Immigration

Since 1990, roughly what portion of all U.S.Major League Baseball players were born abroad?

Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2015?

With labor migration, the amount of change in the destination country's wage rates depends on the

Human capital refers to

Which of the following countries has the largest number of immigrants, as a percentage of the labor force (as of 2007)?

(Last Word) Which of the following best explains why the net flow of illegal immigrants to the United States has been close to zero (particularly since the Great Recession)?

If unemployed workers leave a nation, the standard of living (national income per capita) will rise in that nation.

The outflow of highly educated workers from low-income countries to high-income countries is called

U.S.immigrants (legal and illegal combined) have lower prison rates than the native-born population.

Other things equal, larger wage differences between nations tend to increase the flow of immigration toward the country with higher wage opportunities.

Which of the following statements is true about illegal immigration?

If the elasticity of demand for labor in the United States is unitary, immigration into the United States can be expected to

Unimpeded immigration between two nations tends to

Which of the following will most likely cause backflows?

"Remittances" occur when

U.S.workers will be attracted to otherwise undesirable work as long as

Because the applications for "diversity immigration" into the U.S.far exceed the quota every year, the slots are filled through

Who tends to lose from labor migration?

Which of the following statements is true about the effects of illegal immigration in the United States?

If immigration increases the productivity of domestic workers, then it

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