Exam 9: Labor Market Discrimination

Owners of men's clothing stores traditionally discriminate against males when making hiring decisions because they believe that male customers are more eager to buy clothing from female associates.In reality, however, one's sex does not affect one's sales (i.e., one's sex does not affect one's productivity).Discrimination of this sort throughout the labor market has resulted in clothing stores paying male associates lower wages than they pay female associates.A new men's clothing store enters the industry without these prejudicial beliefs.Which of the following outcomes is not likely to come about?

The female-male wage gap in the United States

If one looks at U.S.Census data and finds that the average white salary is $39,000 while the average black salary is $36,000, which of the following is not likely to be a significant cause of this difference given U.S.labor market demographics?

Which of the following is a problem with comparable worth programs?

The perceived cost of hiring a black worker for an employer who is prejudiced against blacks will exceed

In a discrimination model, nepotism is best described as

What is the main theoretical implication regarding the standard employer-based discrimination model?

A large employer gives each new hire an aptitude test, which is scored from 1 to 20.Let T be a worker's score on the test.The firm then pays the new worker a wage of w = 0.6T + 0.4G where G is the average test score for the worker's gender-16 for women; 12 for men.How much more is a woman paid than a man when both scored a 10 on the test?

The empirical and theoretical results on occupational crowding in the United States suggest that

The Human Resources department at a firm has two job candidates for one position.Both candidates went to the same college, took the same classes and have the same academic record.They both performed well in the interview and said that they see the job as a long-term position.One applicant is male; the other is female.Historically within the firm, women quit their jobs at higher rates than do men.Because of this, the firm fills the position with the male candidate.What kind of discrimination is this?