Question 1

A progressive income tax would cause the after-tax Lorenz curve, compared with the before-tax Lorenz curve, to be

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A) more bowed toward the southeast. 
B) less bowed toward the southeast. 
C) a vertical line. 
D) a horizontal line. 
A) more bowed toward the southeast. 
B) less bowed toward the southeast. 
C) a vertical line. 
D) a horizontal line.

Question 2

By December 2009, the recession that began in December 2007

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A) had shifted 2 million people out of TANF and into the unemployment compensation system. 
B) doubled the number of people on welfare. 
C) raised the number of TANF recipients from 3.9 million to about 4.4 million. 
D) raised the number of TANF recipients to about 5 percent of the population. 
A) had shifted 2 million people out of TANF and into the unemployment compensation system. 
B) doubled the number of people on welfare. 
C) raised the number of TANF recipients from 3.9 million to about 4.4 million. 
D) raised the number of TANF recipients to about 5 percent of the population.

Question 3

U.S.income statistics indicate that more than one-eighth of the nation lived in poverty in 2014.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A major difference between social insurance and public assistance is that the

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A) former is regarded as an earned right while the latter is public charity. 
B) latter is regarded as an earned right while the former is public charity. 
C) latter is financed through earmarked payroll taxes and the former is financed by general tax revenues. 
D) former are state and local programs while the latter are federal programs. 
A) former is regarded as an earned right while the latter is public charity. 
B) latter is regarded as an earned right while the former is public charity. 
C) latter is financed through earmarked payroll taxes and the former is financed by general tax revenues. 
D) former are state and local programs while the latter are federal programs.

Question 5

In the U.S., the percentage of total population living in poverty fell significantly during which of the following periods?

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A) 1959-1969 
B) 1969-1979 
C) 2001-2004 
D) 2008-2011 
A) 1959-1969 
B) 1969-1979 
C) 2001-2004 
D) 2008-2011

Question 6

A curve showing the quintile distribution of a nation's income is called the Gini curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the taste for discrimination model, the perceived cost for a prejudiced white employer for hiring an African-American worker is

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A) the ratio of the wages of African-American workers to white workers. 
B) the ratio of the wages of white workers to African-American workers. 
C) the wages of African-American workers plus the monetary value of the disutility from hiring an African-American worker. 
D) the wages of a white worker plus the monetary value of the disutility from hiring an African-American worker. 
A) the ratio of the wages of African-American workers to white workers. 
B) the ratio of the wages of white workers to African-American workers. 
C) the wages of African-American workers plus the monetary value of the disutility from hiring an African-American worker. 
D) the wages of a white worker plus the monetary value of the disutility from hiring an African-American worker.

Question 8

The difference between household assets and liabilities is referred to as

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A) debt. 
B) income. 
C) net worth. 
D) expenditures. 
A) debt. 
B) income. 
C) net worth. 
D) expenditures.

Question 9

(Consider This) Sandy currently earns wages of $20,000 per year.In her state, that qualifies her for $5,000 worth of housing credits, but those credits are withdrawn for anyone earning $22,000 per year or more.If Sandy were to find a part-time job that earned her $3,000 per year,

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A) Sandy would be worse off by $1,000 if she took the job. 
B) Sandy would be better off by $3,000 if she took the job. 
C) Sandy is equally well off financially whether she takes the job or not. 
D) Sandy would be worse off by $2,000 if she took the job. 
A) Sandy would be worse off by $1,000 if she took the job. 
B) Sandy would be better off by $3,000 if she took the job. 
C) Sandy is equally well off financially whether she takes the job or not. 
D) Sandy would be worse off by $2,000 if she took the job.

Question 10

The difference between income and wealth is that income

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A) is accumulated, while wealth is earned. 
B) refers to a flow of earnings, while wealth is the stock of assets one has. 
C) is measured at a point in time, while wealth is measured over a period of time. 
D) may not be in cash, while wealth is in cash. 
A) is accumulated, while wealth is earned. 
B) refers to a flow of earnings, while wealth is the stock of assets one has. 
C) is measured at a point in time, while wealth is measured over a period of time. 
D) may not be in cash, while wealth is in cash.

Question 11

Statistical discrimination is also known as occupational discrimination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For an employer biased against African Americans, the discrimination coefficient d

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A) will decrease if the employer becomes more prejudiced against African Americans. 
B) must equal the actual ratio of African-American to white wage rates. 
C) measures the amount an employer is willing to pay to hire a white over hiring an African-American worker. 
D) varies inversely with the actual African-American to white wage ratio. 
A) will decrease if the employer becomes more prejudiced against African Americans. 
B) must equal the actual ratio of African-American to white wage rates. 
C) measures the amount an employer is willing to pay to hire a white over hiring an African-American worker. 
D) varies inversely with the actual African-American to white wage ratio.

Question 13

An employer is prejudiced, prefers to hire white rather than Hispanic workers, and is willing to pay higher wages to obtain white workers.This illustrates

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A) reverse discrimination. 
B) the crowding model. 
C) the taste-for-discrimination model. 
D) statistical discrimination. 
A) reverse discrimination. 
B) the crowding model. 
C) the taste-for-discrimination model. 
D) statistical discrimination.

Question 14

The poverty rate for African Americans is

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A) greater than for any other racial or ethnic group. 
B) below that for whites. 
C) considerably lower than that for Hispanics. 
D) below that for persons 65 years of age or older. 
A) greater than for any other racial or ethnic group. 
B) below that for whites. 
C) considerably lower than that for Hispanics. 
D) below that for persons 65 years of age or older.

Question 15

The crowding of certain ethnic or racial groups into specific occupations results in

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A) lower wages and a less efficient allocation of resources. 
B) lower wages but a more efficient allocation of resources. 
C) lower wages but no effect on the efficient allocation of resources. 
D) higher wages and a more efficient allocation of labor resources. 
A) lower wages and a less efficient allocation of resources. 
B) lower wages but a more efficient allocation of resources. 
C) lower wages but no effect on the efficient allocation of resources. 
D) higher wages and a more efficient allocation of labor resources.

Question 16

For which of the following income-maintenance programs is aggregate spending the greatest?

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A) Medicare 
B) Social Security 
C) Unemployment compensation 
D) TANF 
A) Medicare 
B) Social Security 
C) Unemployment compensation 
D) TANF

Question 17

An example of a social insurance program is , whereas an example of a public assistance program is .

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A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; unemployment compensation 
B) Supplemental Security Income; unemployment compensation 
C) Social Security; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
D) Medicaid; Medicare 
A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; unemployment compensation 
B) Supplemental Security Income; unemployment compensation 
C) Social Security; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
D) Medicaid; Medicare

Question 18

The equality-efficiency trade-off would be most closely associated with which one of the following statements?

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A) The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. 
B) The only way to create income equality is to take from the rich and give to the poor. 
C) If cutting the income pie in more equal slices tends to shrink the pie, what amount of shrinkage will society tolerate? 
D) People are less concerned with the larger question of income distribution than they are with the more specific issue of income inadequacy. 
A) The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. 
B) The only way to create income equality is to take from the rich and give to the poor. 
C) If cutting the income pie in more equal slices tends to shrink the pie, what amount of shrinkage will society tolerate? 
D) People are less concerned with the larger question of income distribution than they are with the more specific issue of income inadequacy.

Question 19

Suppose Copernicus Corporation hires Damon Danielson rather than Elmer Ellison, simply because Damon is a graduate of an Ivy League school, while Elmer is a graduate of a small public university.Elmer is actually more qualified than Damon.This is an example of

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A) statistical discrimination. 
B) irrational behavior. 
C) monopsony exploitation. 
D) human-capital discrimination. 
A) statistical discrimination. 
B) irrational behavior. 
C) monopsony exploitation. 
D) human-capital discrimination.

Question 20

The degree of inequality in the distribution of income in an economy is depicted in a(n)

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A) Lorenz curve. 
B) Phillips curve. 
C) Engels curve. 
D) indifference curve. 
A) Lorenz curve. 
B) Phillips curve. 
C) Engels curve. 
D) indifference curve.

Exam 23: Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

A progressive income tax would cause the after-tax Lorenz curve, compared with the before-tax Lorenz curve, to be

By December 2009, the recession that began in December 2007

U.S.income statistics indicate that more than one-eighth of the nation lived in poverty in 2014.

A major difference between social insurance and public assistance is that the

In the U.S., the percentage of total population living in poverty fell significantly during which of the following periods?

A curve showing the quintile distribution of a nation's income is called the Gini curve.

In the taste for discrimination model, the perceived cost for a prejudiced white employer for hiring an African-American worker is

The difference between household assets and liabilities is referred to as

(Consider This) Sandy currently earns wages of $20,000 per year.In her state, that qualifies her for $5,000 worth of housing credits, but those credits are withdrawn for anyone earning $22,000 per year or more.If Sandy were to find a part-time job that earned her $3,000 per year,

The difference between income and wealth is that income

Statistical discrimination is also known as occupational discrimination.

For an employer biased against African Americans, the discrimination coefficient d

An employer is prejudiced, prefers to hire white rather than Hispanic workers, and is willing to pay higher wages to obtain white workers.This illustrates

The poverty rate for African Americans is

The crowding of certain ethnic or racial groups into specific occupations results in

For which of the following income-maintenance programs is aggregate spending the greatest?

An example of a social insurance program is , whereas an example of a public assistance program is .

The equality-efficiency trade-off would be most closely associated with which one of the following statements?

Suppose Copernicus Corporation hires Damon Danielson rather than Elmer Ellison, simply because Damon is a graduate of an Ivy League school, while Elmer is a graduate of a small public university.Elmer is actually more qualified than Damon.This is an example of

The degree of inequality in the distribution of income in an economy is depicted in a(n)

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