Question 1

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-Reform to the welfare system in the United States in 1996:

Accepted Answer

A)  defined a maximum period of eligibility. 
B)  gave states less scope in designing their own welfare programs. 
C)  increased noncash benefits after 2 years. 
D)  increased cash benefits after 2 years. 
A)  defined a maximum period of eligibility. 
B)  gave states less scope in designing their own welfare programs. 
C)  increased noncash benefits after 2 years. 
D)  increased cash benefits after 2 years.

Question 2

In 2015 in the United States, approximately 5 percent of the families headed by females with no husband present fell below the poverty line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-Studies of family income over time reveal that:

Accepted Answer

A)  most people in the lowest quintile tend to stay there over their lifetimes. 
B)  income mobility is rare for all quintiles of the income distribution. 
C)  many people who move down the income ladder tend to be young. 
D)  many people who start out at the bottom of the income ladder when they are young move up the income ladder as they age. 
A)  most people in the lowest quintile tend to stay there over their lifetimes. 
B)  income mobility is rare for all quintiles of the income distribution. 
C)  many people who move down the income ladder tend to be young. 
D)  many people who start out at the bottom of the income ladder when they are young move up the income ladder as they age.

Question 4

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-All of the following are possible sources of discrimination against black workers EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  white workers prefer not to work with black workers. 
B)  employers prefer not to hire black workers. 
C)  black workers prefer to work with white workers. 
D)  consumers do not want to buy from black employees. 
A)  white workers prefer not to work with black workers. 
B)  employers prefer not to hire black workers. 
C)  black workers prefer to work with white workers. 
D)  consumers do not want to buy from black employees.

Question 5

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-According to the text, it is generally agreed that in the United States since World War II, the distribution of income has:

Accepted Answer

A)  become more equal. 
B)  become less equal. 
C)  stayed about the same. 
D)  changed first toward greater equality and then, after the late 1960s, toward greater inequality. 
A)  become more equal. 
B)  become less equal. 
C)  stayed about the same. 
D)  changed first toward greater equality and then, after the late 1960s, toward greater inequality.

Question 6

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-(Exhibit: Discrimination) If blacks and whites have the same supply curve S, while blacks have demand curve D and whites have demand curve D', employment for whites will be given by:

Accepted Answer

A)  L - M. 
B)  L + M. 
C)  L. 
D)  M. 
A)  L - M. 
B)  L + M. 
C)  L. 
D)  M.

Question 7

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-(Exhibit: Income Distribution in the United States) In 2010, the lowest ________ percent of the families received _______ of the income.

Accepted Answer

A)  8.5; 20 
B)  20; 20 
C)  40; 11.8 
D)  40; 8.5 
A)  8.5; 20 
B)  20; 20 
C)  40; 11.8 
D)  40; 8.5

Question 8

In 2015, the poverty line for a family of four in the United States was an income of about $24,000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-The characteristic most associated with poverty is:

Accepted Answer

A)  age. 
B)  female-headed households with no husband present. 
C)  education level. 
D)  geographic location. 
A)  age. 
B)  female-headed households with no husband present. 
C)  education level. 
D)  geographic location.

Question 10

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-When people with similar economic characteristics experience different economic outcomes because of their race, sex, or other noneconomic characteristics the result is:

Accepted Answer

A)  uncertainty. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  efficiency. 
D)  marginality. 
A)  uncertainty. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  efficiency. 
D)  marginality.

Question 11

From 1968 to 2015, the share of income going to the rich has _______ and the share going to the poor has _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  risen; fallen 
B)  fallen; risen 
C)  stayed about the same; risen 
D)  risen; risen 
A)  risen; fallen 
B)  fallen; risen 
C)  stayed about the same; risen 
D)  risen; risen

Question 12

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination Model
  
-(Exhibit: Discrimination Model) If blacks and whites have the same supply curve, but employers have discriminatory attitudes that cause them to assume a black worker is less productive, the wage of whites will be _______ , the quantity of whites hired will be ________ , the wage of blacks will be _______ , and the quantity of blacks hired will be ________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  W; L; W₁; L₁ 
B)  W; L₁; W; L₁ 
C)  W₁; L₁; W; L 
D)  W₁; L; W; L₁ 
A)  W; L; W₁; L₁ 
B)  W; L₁; W; L₁ 
C)  W₁; L₁; W; L 
D)  W₁; L; W; L₁

Question 13

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination Model
  
-(Exhibit: Discrimination Model) If blacks and white have the same supply curve, but employers have discriminatory attitudes that cause them to assume a black worker is less productive, then the demand curve for blacks will be _______ and the wage for blacks will be _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  D; W₁ 
B)  D; W 
C)  D₁; W₁ 
D)  D₁; W 
A)  D; W₁ 
B)  D; W 
C)  D₁; W₁ 
D)  D₁; W

Question 14

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination Model
  
-(Exhibit: Discrimination Model) If there is no discrimination in the market and blacks have the same demand and supply curves as whites, then the wage will be _______ and the quantity of labor hired will be _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  W₁; L₁ 
B)  W; L₁ 
C)  W; L 
D)  W₁; L 
A)  W₁; L₁ 
B)  W; L₁ 
C)  W; L 
D)  W₁; L

Question 15

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-In general, cash assistance is _______ noncash assistance in the welfare and poverty alleviation programs in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly more than 
B)  slightly more than 
C)  slightly less than 
D)  significantly less than 
A)  significantly more than 
B)  slightly more than 
C)  slightly less than 
D)  significantly less than

Question 16

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-In the United States today, poor people have much ________ incomes than _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  higher; poor people in poor countries 
B)  lower incomes; poor people in America five years ago 
C)  higher; most Americans had five years ago 
D)  lower; the average person in less developed countries. 
A)  higher; poor people in poor countries 
B)  lower incomes; poor people in America five years ago 
C)  higher; most Americans had five years ago 
D)  lower; the average person in less developed countries.

Question 17

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-Research by Rob Grunewald and Art Rolnick, cited in the Case in Point on early intervention programs suggested that governments can better promote economic development by supporting early childhood programs rather than by:

Accepted Answer

A)  replacing noncash assistance with cash assistance. 
B)  increasing class sizes at universities. 
C)  curtailing budgets and reducing deficits. 
D)  offering subsidies to new businesses or building sports stadiums. 
A)  replacing noncash assistance with cash assistance. 
B)  increasing class sizes at universities. 
C)  curtailing budgets and reducing deficits. 
D)  offering subsidies to new businesses or building sports stadiums.

Question 18

Discuss in some detail the factors that have contributed to the growing inequality in incomes in the United States in the past two decades.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that have cont

Question 19

The _______ a Lorenz curve lies to (from) the 45-degree line, the _______ the distribution of income.

Accepted Answer

A)  further; more equal 
B)  closer; less equal 
C)  further; more unequal 
D)  closer; better as far as economists are concerned. 
A)  further; more equal 
B)  closer; less equal 
C)  further; more unequal 
D)  closer; better as far as economists are concerned.

Question 20

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination can reduce the perceived marginal revenue products of some groups of workers and thus lower their wage. 
B)  Over the last fifty years, there was no reduction in the gap between white male wages and black male wages. 
C)  The average wage of black females has risen to about 85 percent of the average wage of white males. 
D)  The gap between the earnings of black women and white males is smaller than the earnings gap between black males and white males. 
A)  Discrimination can reduce the perceived marginal revenue products of some groups of workers and thus lower their wage. 
B)  Over the last fifty years, there was no reduction in the gap between white male wages and black male wages. 
C)  The average wage of black females has risen to about 85 percent of the average wage of white males. 
D)  The gap between the earnings of black women and white males is smaller than the earnings gap between black males and white males.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Reform to the welfare system in the United States in 1996:

In 2015 in the United States, approximately 5 percent of the families headed by females with no husband present fell below the poverty line.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Studies of family income over time reveal that:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -All of the following are possible sources of discrimination against black workers EXCEPT:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -According to the text, it is generally agreed that in the United States since World War II, the distribution of income has:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -(Exhibit: Discrimination) If blacks and whites have the same supply curve S, while blacks have demand curve D and whites have demand curve D', employment for whites will be given by:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -(Exhibit: Income Distribution in the United States) In 2010, the lowest __ percent of the families received _ of the income.

In 2015, the poverty line for a family of four in the United States was an income of about $24,000.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The characteristic most associated with poverty is:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -When people with similar economic characteristics experience different economic outcomes because of their race, sex, or other noneconomic characteristics the result is:

From 1968 to 2015, the share of income going to the rich has _ and the share going to the poor has _ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination Model -(Exhibit: Discrimination Model) If there is no discrimination in the market and blacks have the same demand and supply curves as whites, then the wage will be _ and the quantity of labor hired will be _ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In general, cash assistance is _______ noncash assistance in the welfare and poverty alleviation programs in the United States.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States today, poor people have much __ incomes than _ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Research by Rob Grunewald and Art Rolnick, cited in the Case in Point on early intervention programs suggested that governments can better promote economic development by supporting early childhood programs rather than by:

Discuss in some detail the factors that have contributed to the growing inequality in incomes in the United States in the past two decades.

The _ a Lorenz curve lies to (from) the 45-degree line, the _ the distribution of income.

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Which of the following statements is true?

Economics: The Study of Choice

Confronting Scarcity: Choices in Production

Demand and Supply

Applications of Supply and Demand

Elasticity: a Measure of Response

Markets, Maximizers, and Efficiency

The Analysis of Consumer Choice

Production and Cost

Competitive Markets for Goods and Services

Monopoly

The World of Imperfect Competition

Wages and Employment in Perfect Competition

Interest Rates and the Markets for Capital and Natural Resources

Imperfectly Competitive Markets for Factors of Production

Public Finance and Public Choice

Antitrust Policy and Business Regulation

International Trade

The Economics of the Environment

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Exam 19: Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Reform to the welfare system in the United States in 1996:

In 2015 in the United States, approximately 5 percent of the families headed by females with no husband present fell below the poverty line.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Studies of family income over time reveal that:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -All of the following are possible sources of discrimination against black workers EXCEPT:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -According to the text, it is generally agreed that in the United States since World War II, the distribution of income has:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -(Exhibit: Discrimination) If blacks and whites have the same supply curve S, while blacks have demand curve D and whites have demand curve D', employment for whites will be given by:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -(Exhibit: Income Distribution in the United States) In 2010, the lowest ________ percent of the families received _______ of the income.

In 2015, the poverty line for a family of four in the United States was an income of about $24,000.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The characteristic most associated with poverty is:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -When people with similar economic characteristics experience different economic outcomes because of their race, sex, or other noneconomic characteristics the result is:

From 1968 to 2015, the share of income going to the rich has _______ and the share going to the poor has _______ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination Model -(Exhibit: Discrimination Model) If there is no discrimination in the market and blacks have the same demand and supply curves as whites, then the wage will be _______ and the quantity of labor hired will be _______ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In general, cash assistance is _______ noncash assistance in the welfare and poverty alleviation programs in the United States.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States today, poor people have much ________ incomes than _______ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Research by Rob Grunewald and Art Rolnick, cited in the Case in Point on early intervention programs suggested that governments can better promote economic development by supporting early childhood programs rather than by:

Discuss in some detail the factors that have contributed to the growing inequality in incomes in the United States in the past two decades.

The _______ a Lorenz curve lies to (from) the 45-degree line, the _______ the distribution of income.

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Which of the following statements is true?

Economics: The Study of Choice

Confronting Scarcity: Choices in Production

Demand and Supply

Applications of Supply and Demand

Elasticity: a Measure of Response

Markets, Maximizers, and Efficiency

The Analysis of Consumer Choice

Production and Cost

Competitive Markets for Goods and Services

Monopoly

The World of Imperfect Competition

Wages and Employment in Perfect Competition

Interest Rates and the Markets for Capital and Natural Resources

Imperfectly Competitive Markets for Factors of Production

Public Finance and Public Choice

Antitrust Policy and Business Regulation

International Trade

The Economics of the Environment

Filters

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -(Exhibit: Income Distribution in the United States) In 2010, the lowest __ percent of the families received _ of the income.

From 1968 to 2015, the share of income going to the rich has _ and the share going to the poor has _ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination Model -(Exhibit: Discrimination Model) If there is no discrimination in the market and blacks have the same demand and supply curves as whites, then the wage will be _ and the quantity of labor hired will be _ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States today, poor people have much __ incomes than _ .

The _ a Lorenz curve lies to (from) the 45-degree line, the _ the distribution of income.