Question 1

Other things equal,

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A)  workers with higher levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
B)  workers with lower levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
C)  smaller wage differences between countries will tend to increase the flow of immigration between countries. 
D)  workers with higher levels of human capital will migrate to higher-wage countries regardless of the distance between countries. 
A)  workers with higher levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
B)  workers with lower levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities. 
C)  smaller wage differences between countries will tend to increase the flow of immigration between countries. 
D)  workers with higher levels of human capital will migrate to higher-wage countries regardless of the distance between countries.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Inflows of immigrant workers tend to reduce the wages of domestic-born workers. Under which of the following circumstances is this least likely to occur?

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A)  Migration between countries is unimpeded. 
B)  Immigrant workers make remittances to their home country. 
C)  Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are substitute resources. 
D)  Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are complementary resources. 
A)  Migration between countries is unimpeded. 
B)  Immigrant workers make remittances to their home country. 
C)  Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are substitute resources. 
D)  Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are complementary resources.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following individuals is most likely to migrate to Switzerland, assuming that all face equally good prospects of securing a good job after arrival?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ricardo is 25 years old, single, and currently lives in Italy. 
B)  Ivan is 50 years old, married, and currently lives in Russia. 
C)  Maria is 40 years old, married with three children, and currently lives in Mexico. 
D)  Tran is 35 years old, single, speaks only Vietnamese and a little English, and currently lives in Vietnam. 
A)  Ricardo is 25 years old, single, and currently lives in Italy. 
B)  Ivan is 50 years old, married, and currently lives in Russia. 
C)  Maria is 40 years old, married with three children, and currently lives in Mexico. 
D)  Tran is 35 years old, single, speaks only Vietnamese and a little English, and currently lives in Vietnam.

Question 8

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

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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 9

Since 1990, immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S. have founded what portion of public companies backed by venture capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 10 percent 
B)  about 33 percent 
C)  about 25 percent 
D)  about 50 percent 
A)  about 10 percent 
B)  about 33 percent 
C)  about 25 percent 
D)  about 50 percent

Question 10

In reality, the wage-gap between two countries will

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A)  always be reduced to zero through migration. 
B)  be greater than zero because of migration costs. 
C)  always be sufficient to cover the marginal costs of migration. 
D)  be smaller the greater the distance between the countries. 
A)  always be reduced to zero through migration. 
B)  be greater than zero because of migration costs. 
C)  always be sufficient to cover the marginal costs of migration. 
D)  be smaller the greater the distance between the countries.

Question 11

Studies indicate that a lack of skill transferability in the U.S. has a particularly large effect on the earnings of

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A)  domestic workers with low levels of human capital. 
B)  first-generation immigrants. 
C)  immigrants who lack English-language skills. 
D)  highly educated domestic workers. 
A)  domestic workers with low levels of human capital. 
B)  first-generation immigrants. 
C)  immigrants who lack English-language skills. 
D)  highly educated domestic workers.

Question 12

Who tends to be very much against labor migration?

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A)  the migrant workers 
B)  the labor unions in the country of origin 
C)  the firms in the destination country 
D)  the labor unions in the destination country 
A)  the migrant workers 
B)  the labor unions in the country of origin 
C)  the firms in the destination country 
D)  the labor unions in the destination country

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

Scholarly estimates of the impact of immigration on the average American wage rate are in the range of

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A)  −3 percent to +2 percent. 
B)  −3 percent to −2 percent. 
C)  −1 percent to +3 percent. 
D)  −5 percent to +1 percent. 
A)  −3 percent to +2 percent. 
B)  −3 percent to −2 percent. 
C)  −1 percent to +3 percent. 
D)  −5 percent to +1 percent.

Question 15

Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S. standard of living by reducing

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A)  the fiscal burdens of state and local governments. 
B)  the average wages of domestic-born workers. 
C)  crime rates. 
D)  prices of goods and services produced with illegal immigrant labor. 
A)  the fiscal burdens of state and local governments. 
B)  the average wages of domestic-born workers. 
C)  crime rates. 
D)  prices of goods and services produced with illegal immigrant labor.

Question 16

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

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A)  they are complementary resources to immigrant workers. 
B)  they are substitute resources for immigrant workers. 
C)  demand for their labor is elastic. 
D)  immigrants remit their earnings to their home countries. 
A)  they are complementary resources to immigrant workers. 
B)  they are substitute resources for immigrant workers. 
C)  demand for their labor is elastic. 
D)  immigrants remit their earnings to their home countries.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Because there are costs to migration,

Accepted Answer

A)  complete wage equalization is unlikely to occur, even if national governments impose no restrictions on migration. 
B)  migrants are more likely to move to countries far from their origin nation. 
C)  migrant and domestic-born workers are unlikely to be substitute resources. 
D)  wage equalization will only occur if migrant and domestic-born workers are complementary resources. 
A)  complete wage equalization is unlikely to occur, even if national governments impose no restrictions on migration. 
B)  migrants are more likely to move to countries far from their origin nation. 
C)  migrant and domestic-born workers are unlikely to be substitute resources. 
D)  wage equalization will only occur if migrant and domestic-born workers are complementary resources.

Question 19

One effect of immigration is to

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease a nation's total output and productive capacity. 
B)  make capital resources less scarce relative to labor. 
C)  decrease economic efficiency on a worldwide basis. 
D)  increase the wage bill in a nation experiencing immigration if the demand for labor is elastic. 
A)  decrease a nation's total output and productive capacity. 
B)  make capital resources less scarce relative to labor. 
C)  decrease economic efficiency on a worldwide basis. 
D)  increase the wage bill in a nation experiencing immigration if the demand for labor is elastic.

Question 20

The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

Accepted Answer

A)  backflow. 
B)  brain drain. 
C)  reverse migration. 
D)  negative self-selection. 
A)  backflow. 
B)  brain drain. 
C)  reverse migration. 
D)  negative self-selection.

Exam 25: Immigration

Other things equal,

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

Inflows of immigrant workers tend to reduce the wages of domestic-born workers. Under which of the following circumstances is this least likely to occur?

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

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

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

Which of the following individuals is most likely to migrate to Switzerland, assuming that all face equally good prospects of securing a good job after arrival?

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

Since 1990, immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S. have founded what portion of public companies backed by venture capital?

In reality, the wage-gap between two countries will

Studies indicate that a lack of skill transferability in the U.S. has a particularly large effect on the earnings of

Who tends to be very much against labor migration?

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

Scholarly estimates of the impact of immigration on the average American wage rate are in the range of

Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S. standard of living by reducing

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

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

Because there are costs to migration,

One effect of immigration is to

The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

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