Question 1

The text concludes that poor people are better off, from their own perspective, with noncash aid rather than cash grants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Changes in the distribution of income in the United States over the past 40 years or so have brought to the forefront the issue of:

Accepted Answer

A)  child labor. 
B)  early retirement income. 
C)  fairness. 
D)  credit card gouging. 
A)  child labor. 
B)  early retirement income. 
C)  fairness. 
D)  credit card gouging.

Question 3

If a female professor receives a higher salary than a male professor, this must be due to discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-Suppose that racism and sexism don't exist on the customer side of perfectly competitive markets.Then, according to the text, competition among profit-maximizing firms:

Accepted Answer

A)  would not eliminate racism or sexism on the part of employers from the market. 
B)  would eliminate sexism but not racism on the part of employers from the market. 
C)  would eliminate both racism and sexism on the part of employers from the market. 
D)  has nothing to do with discrimination. 
A)  would not eliminate racism or sexism on the part of employers from the market. 
B)  would eliminate sexism but not racism on the part of employers from the market. 
C)  would eliminate both racism and sexism on the part of employers from the market. 
D)  has nothing to do with discrimination.

Question 5

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-If blacks are discriminated against in the labor market relative to whites, then the wage paid to blacks will be _______ whites and the number of blacks employed will be ______ whites, all other things equal.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower than; lower than 
B)  higher than; lower than 
C)  higher than; higher than 
D)  lower than; higher than 
A)  lower than; lower than 
B)  higher than; lower than 
C)  higher than; higher than 
D)  lower than; higher than

Question 6

Technological change in the United States over the last two decades has increased the demand for skilled labor and decreased the demand for unskilled labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-According to the text, a number of studies have concluded that black male workers earn about ________ percent less than white males due to labor-market discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  15 
C)  30 
D)  50 
A)  5 
B)  15 
C)  30 
D)  50

Question 8

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-A factor that has been associated with the increase in income inequality in the United States is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease in households headed by single women. 
B)  reduction in the percentage of the population over the age of 65. 
C)  smaller gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers. 
D)  way that technological change has affected labor demand. 
A)  decrease in households headed by single women. 
B)  reduction in the percentage of the population over the age of 65. 
C)  smaller gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers. 
D)  way that technological change has affected labor demand.

Question 9

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-Setting a specific income level and then defining a person (or household) as poor if his or her (or its) income falls below that income level is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  means-tested test. 
B)  relative income test. 
C)  absolute income test. 
D)  nominal income test. 
A)  means-tested test. 
B)  relative income test. 
C)  absolute income test. 
D)  nominal income test.

Question 10

For the most part, poverty programs in the United States are funded by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Although poor people receive more cash assistance than noncash assistance, noncash assistance would tend to make them better off.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-Relative poverty might be defined based on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ratio of food expenditures to housing expenditures. 
B)  ratio of housing expenditures to total expenditures. 
C)  relative proportion of income spent on food. 
D)  upper limit of income in the lowest one-fifth of the income distribution. 
A)  ratio of food expenditures to housing expenditures. 
B)  ratio of housing expenditures to total expenditures. 
C)  relative proportion of income spent on food. 
D)  upper limit of income in the lowest one-fifth of the income distribution.

Question 13

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-Which of the following has not been considered as a possible factor in increasing income inequality in the United States since the late 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in family structure 
B)  changes in tax policy 
C)  technological change 
D)  a reduction in the number of people attending college 
A)  changes in family structure 
B)  changes in tax policy 
C)  technological change 
D)  a reduction in the number of people attending college

Question 14

An income test devised to indicate poverty for those people whose incomes fall at the bottom quintile of the income distribution list is called an absolute income test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-An income test devised to indicate poverty for those people whose incomes fall at the bottom of the income distribution is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  means-tested test. 
B)  relative income test. 
C)  absolute income test. 
D)  nominal income test. 
A)  means-tested test. 
B)  relative income test. 
C)  absolute income test. 
D)  nominal income test.

Question 16

Between 1968 and 2015, income inequality in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  became greater. 
B)  became less unequal. 
C)  remained unchanged. 
D)  showed a dramatic increase in equality. 
A)  became greater. 
B)  became less unequal. 
C)  remained unchanged. 
D)  showed a dramatic increase in equality.

Question 17

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-Which of the following is (are) examples of discriminatory practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some groups experience lower wages. 
B)  Some groups experience fewer employment opportunities. 
C)  Some groups pay higher prices than others. 
D)  All of the above are examples of discriminatory practices. 
A)  Some groups experience lower wages. 
B)  Some groups experience fewer employment opportunities. 
C)  Some groups pay higher prices than others. 
D)  All of the above are examples of discriminatory practices.

Question 18

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-The age group in the United States with the highest poverty rate is _______ years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  under 18 
B)  25-44 
C)  35-44 
D)  45-64 
A)  under 18 
B)  25-44 
C)  35-44 
D)  45-64

Question 19

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', the wage for whites will be given by:

Accepted Answer

A)  J. 
B)  K. 
C)  J + K. 
D)  J - K. 
A)  J. 
B)  K. 
C)  J + K. 
D)  J - K.

Question 20

Compare and contrast the issues involved in making a policy choice between the use of cash versus noncash assistance to alleviate poverty.

Accepted Answer

When making a policy choice between the

The text concludes that poor people are better off, from their own perspective, with noncash aid rather than cash grants.

Changes in the distribution of income in the United States over the past 40 years or so have brought to the forefront the issue of:

If a female professor receives a higher salary than a male professor, this must be due to discrimination.

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Suppose that racism and sexism don't exist on the customer side of perfectly competitive markets.Then, according to the text, competition among profit-maximizing firms:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -If blacks are discriminated against in the labor market relative to whites, then the wage paid to blacks will be _ whites and the number of blacks employed will be whites, all other things equal.

Technological change in the United States over the last two decades has increased the demand for skilled labor and decreased the demand for unskilled labor.

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -According to the text, a number of studies have concluded that black male workers earn about ________ percent less than white males due to labor-market discrimination.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -A factor that has been associated with the increase in income inequality in the United States is the:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Setting a specific income level and then defining a person (or household) as poor if his or her (or its) income falls below that income level is called a(n):

For the most part, poverty programs in the United States are funded by the federal government.

Although poor people receive more cash assistance than noncash assistance, noncash assistance would tend to make them better off.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Relative poverty might be defined based on the:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Which of the following has not been considered as a possible factor in increasing income inequality in the United States since the late 1960s?

An income test devised to indicate poverty for those people whose incomes fall at the bottom quintile of the income distribution list is called an absolute income test.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -An income test devised to indicate poverty for those people whose incomes fall at the bottom of the income distribution is called a(n):

Between 1968 and 2015, income inequality in the United States:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Which of the following is (are) examples of discriminatory practices?

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The age group in the United States with the highest poverty rate is _______ years old.

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', the wage for whites will be given by:

Compare and contrast the issues involved in making a policy choice between the use of cash versus noncash assistance to alleviate poverty.

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

The text concludes that poor people are better off, from their own perspective, with noncash aid rather than cash grants.

Changes in the distribution of income in the United States over the past 40 years or so have brought to the forefront the issue of:

If a female professor receives a higher salary than a male professor, this must be due to discrimination.

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Suppose that racism and sexism don't exist on the customer side of perfectly competitive markets.Then, according to the text, competition among profit-maximizing firms:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -If blacks are discriminated against in the labor market relative to whites, then the wage paid to blacks will be _______ whites and the number of blacks employed will be ______ whites, all other things equal.

Technological change in the United States over the last two decades has increased the demand for skilled labor and decreased the demand for unskilled labor.

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -According to the text, a number of studies have concluded that black male workers earn about ________ percent less than white males due to labor-market discrimination.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -A factor that has been associated with the increase in income inequality in the United States is the:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Setting a specific income level and then defining a person (or household) as poor if his or her (or its) income falls below that income level is called a(n):

For the most part, poverty programs in the United States are funded by the federal government.

Although poor people receive more cash assistance than noncash assistance, noncash assistance would tend to make them better off.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Relative poverty might be defined based on the:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Which of the following has not been considered as a possible factor in increasing income inequality in the United States since the late 1960s?

An income test devised to indicate poverty for those people whose incomes fall at the bottom quintile of the income distribution list is called an absolute income test.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -An income test devised to indicate poverty for those people whose incomes fall at the bottom of the income distribution is called a(n):

Between 1968 and 2015, income inequality in the United States:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Which of the following is (are) examples of discriminatory practices?

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The age group in the United States with the highest poverty rate is _______ years old.

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', the wage for whites will be given by:

Compare and contrast the issues involved in making a policy choice between the use of cash versus noncash assistance to alleviate poverty.

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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Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -If blacks are discriminated against in the labor market relative to whites, then the wage paid to blacks will be _ whites and the number of blacks employed will be whites, all other things equal.