Question 1

Suppose that Gamma is an advanced industrial country and Omega is a developing nation.Omega will gain the most from having some of its people emigrate to Gamma if

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A) Omega is currently experiencing full employment. 
B) the most skilled workers emigrate. 
C) Omega currently suffers from high unemployment and the unemployed emigrate. 
D) the costs to emigrate to Gamma are high. 
A) Omega is currently experiencing full employment. 
B) the most skilled workers emigrate. 
C) Omega currently suffers from high unemployment and the unemployed emigrate. 
D) the costs to emigrate to Gamma are high.

Question 2

Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all construction workers?

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A) 14 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 32 percent 
D) 53 percent 
A) 14 percent 
B) 5 percent 
C) 32 percent 
D) 53 percent

Question 3

In 2013, which of the following countries contributed the largest number of legal immigrants into the U.S.?

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

Question 4

Which of the following statements is false?

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A) Greater distance reduces the likelihood of migration. 
B) Greater stocks of human capital result in greater personal productivity and earnings. 
C) The majority of international migrants move to countries relatively close to their home countries. 
D) Implicit costs of migrating are not affected by distance. 
A) Greater distance reduces the likelihood of migration. 
B) Greater stocks of human capital result in greater personal productivity and earnings. 
C) The majority of international migrants move to countries relatively close to their home countries. 
D) Implicit costs of migrating are not affected by distance.

Question 5

According to U.S.Census Bureau data (2014), approximately how many illegal immigrants are estimated to be living continuously in the United States?

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A) 5 million 
B) 11 million 
C) 23 million 
D) 30 million 
A) 5 million 
B) 11 million 
C) 23 million 
D) 30 million

Question 6

Many of the recent concerns about immigration in the U.S.have focused on green-card holders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The arguments that illegal immigrants do not take away jobs from legal residents or that illegal immigrants displace legal residents from jobs on a one-to-one basis are both false.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A legitimate concern about illegal immigration is that it

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A) tends to lead to higher product prices. 
B) has a negative fiscal impact on local and state governments. 
C) causes a one-for-one reduction in employment for legal residents. 
D) causes the average wage level in the U.S.to fall. 
A) tends to lead to higher product prices. 
B) has a negative fiscal impact on local and state governments. 
C) causes a one-for-one reduction in employment for legal residents. 
D) causes the average wage level in the U.S.to fall.

Question 9

Other things equal,

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A) owners of U.S.businesses benefit from immigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by emigration. 
B) owners of U.S.businesses are hurt by immigration and owners of Mexican businesses benefit from emigration. 
C) owners of U.S.businesses benefit from emigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by immigration. 
D) the benefit owners of U.S.businesses receive from immigration is offset by the losses experienced by owners of Mexican businesses due to emigration. 
A) owners of U.S.businesses benefit from immigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by emigration. 
B) owners of U.S.businesses are hurt by immigration and owners of Mexican businesses benefit from emigration. 
C) owners of U.S.businesses benefit from emigration and owners of Mexican businesses are hurt by immigration. 
D) the benefit owners of U.S.businesses receive from immigration is offset by the losses experienced by owners of Mexican businesses due to emigration.

Question 10

Compensating wage differentials

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A) refer to the wage premium given to domestic-born workers. 
B) refer to the wage premium necessary to attract illegal immigrant workers. 
C) discourage illegal immigrants from entering low-wage labor markets. 
D) will attract U.S.workers to undesirable jobs if the differential over less unpleasant work is sufficiently high. 
A) refer to the wage premium given to domestic-born workers. 
B) refer to the wage premium necessary to attract illegal immigrant workers. 
C) discourage illegal immigrants from entering low-wage labor markets. 
D) will attract U.S.workers to undesirable jobs if the differential over less unpleasant work is sufficiently high.

Question 11

Younger workers are

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A) much more likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers have lower moving costs. 
B) much less likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers have more close friends at home. 
C) much more likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers have more human capital than older workers. 
D) much less likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers do not have as much experience. 
A) much more likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers have lower moving costs. 
B) much less likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers have more close friends at home. 
C) much more likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers have more human capital than older workers. 
D) much less likely to migrate than older workers because younger workers do not have as much experience.

Question 12

According to estimates, what percentage of cleaning workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

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A) 14 
B) 24 
C) 26 
D) 20 
A) 14 
B) 24 
C) 26 
D) 20

Question 13

Removing all illegal immigrants would expand domestic-born employment by an amount equal to the number of illegal immigrants removed.Topic: The Illegal Immigration Debate

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is most accurate about welfare utilization by immigrant and nonimmigrant households (households with minor children) in 2009?

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A) Over half of immigrant households received some form of welfare, while less than half of nonimmigrant households received assistance. 
B) Over half of nonimmigrant households received some form of welfare, while less than half of immigrant households received assistance. 
C) Households headed by an illegal immigrant were less likely (as a percentage of households) to receive some form of welfare than legal immigrant and nonimmigrant households. 
D) Immigrant and nonimmigrant households have similar rates of welfare utilization. 
A) Over half of immigrant households received some form of welfare, while less than half of nonimmigrant households received assistance. 
B) Over half of nonimmigrant households received some form of welfare, while less than half of immigrant households received assistance. 
C) Households headed by an illegal immigrant were less likely (as a percentage of households) to receive some form of welfare than legal immigrant and nonimmigrant households. 
D) Immigrant and nonimmigrant households have similar rates of welfare utilization.

Question 15

A person will be more likely to migrate the

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A) greater the distance they will have to travel from their country of origin. 
B) greater the wages in their prospective new country relative to wages in their home country. 
C) fewer the number of "beaten paths" that exist to their prospective new country. 
D) greater the number of children they have. 
A) greater the distance they will have to travel from their country of origin. 
B) greater the wages in their prospective new country relative to wages in their home country. 
C) fewer the number of "beaten paths" that exist to their prospective new country. 
D) greater the number of children they have.

Question 16

Illegal immigration has little effect on the average level of wages in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Economic research consistently finds that immigration negatively affects the average American wage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of annual population growth in the United States in recent years?

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A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 50 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 50 percent

Question 19

Other things equal, younger workers are more likely to migrate than older workers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The estimated fiscal burden of illegal immigrant households in the United States is

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A) $800 million per year. 
B) $20 billion per year. 
C) $50 billion per year. 
D) $4.5 billion per year. 
A) $800 million per year. 
B) $20 billion per year. 
C) $50 billion per year. 
D) $4.5 billion per year.

Exam 25: Immigration

Suppose that Gamma is an advanced industrial country and Omega is a developing nation.Omega will gain the most from having some of its people emigrate to Gamma if

Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all construction workers?

In 2013, which of the following countries contributed the largest number of legal immigrants into the U.S.?

Which of the following statements is false?

According to U.S.Census Bureau data (2014), approximately how many illegal immigrants are estimated to be living continuously in the United States?

Many of the recent concerns about immigration in the U.S.have focused on green-card holders.

The arguments that illegal immigrants do not take away jobs from legal residents or that illegal immigrants displace legal residents from jobs on a one-to-one basis are both false.

A legitimate concern about illegal immigration is that it

Other things equal,

Compensating wage differentials

Younger workers are

According to estimates, what percentage of cleaning workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

Removing all illegal immigrants would expand domestic-born employment by an amount equal to the number of illegal immigrants removed.Topic: The Illegal Immigration Debate

Which of the following statements is most accurate about welfare utilization by immigrant and nonimmigrant households (households with minor children) in 2009?

A person will be more likely to migrate the

Illegal immigration has little effect on the average level of wages in the United States.

Economic research consistently finds that immigration negatively affects the average American wage.

Immigration accounts for about what percentage of annual population growth in the United States in recent years?

Other things equal, younger workers are more likely to migrate than older workers.

The estimated fiscal burden of illegal immigrant households in the United States is

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