Question 1

Studies of income changes in the United States over time reveal that there is almost no income mobility among quintiles of the distribution of income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-The poverty rate for blacks in the United States in 2015 was about _______ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  7 
C)  24 
D)  40 
A)  3 
B)  7 
C)  24 
D)  40

Question 3

In 2015, white female wages were about 80% of white male wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In determining the poverty rate in the United States, only cash income is counted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-In determining the official poverty rate in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  only cash income is counted. 
B)  cash and noncash income are counted. 
C)  cash, food stamps, and TANF payments are all that is counted. 
D)  food and medical care are counted. 
A)  only cash income is counted. 
B)  cash and noncash income are counted. 
C)  cash, food stamps, and TANF payments are all that is counted. 
D)  food and medical care are counted.

Question 6

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-In the United States over the last couple of decades, the gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased. 
B)  decreased. 
C)  stayed the same. 
D)  increased and then decreased. 
A)  increased. 
B)  decreased. 
C)  stayed the same. 
D)  increased and then decreased.

Question 7

Between 1968 and 2015, the Lorenz curve of the United States became:

Accepted Answer

A)  a straight line. 
B)  closer to the 45-degree line. 
C)  more bowed out. 
D)  more bowed in. 
A)  a straight line. 
B)  closer to the 45-degree line. 
C)  more bowed out. 
D)  more bowed in.

Question 8

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 wage of blacks will be _______ , and the quantity hired of whites will be _______ .

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-The poverty line for a household with nine people in 2015 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  between $11,000 and $12,000. 
B)  between $16,000 and $17,000. 
C)  between $22,000 and $23,000. 
D)  over $49,000. 
A)  between $11,000 and $12,000. 
B)  between $16,000 and $17,000. 
C)  between $22,000 and $23,000. 
D)  over $49,000.

Question 10

Discrimination in the work place can result from prejudices by employers, other employees, or consumers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-In the United States in the 1990s, and 2000s, the gap between the wages of college- and high-school-trained workers _______ and contributed to _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  narrowed; rising equality 
B)  widened; rising inequality 
C)  narrowed; decreasing inequality 
D)  widened; rising equality 
A)  narrowed; rising equality 
B)  widened; rising inequality 
C)  narrowed; decreasing inequality 
D)  widened; rising equality

Question 12

Gary Becker concluded that discrimination occurs because of people's preferences or attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-The poverty line for a household with one person in 2015 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  about $8,000. 
B)  between $12,000 and $13,000. 
C)  between $16,000 and $17,000. 
D)  between $22,000 and $23,000. 
A)  about $8,000. 
B)  between $12,000 and $13,000. 
C)  between $16,000 and $17,000. 
D)  between $22,000 and $23,000.

Question 14

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination
  
-Poverty can be defined either in absolute terms or in relative terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discrimination has been a major source of higher wages for blacks and other nonwhite minorities in the United States since the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-Since the late 1970s in the United States, the demand for _______ labor _______ and the demand for _______ labor _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  skilled; decreased; unskilled; increased 
B)  skilled; increased; unskilled; decreased 
C)  unskilled; stayed the same; skilled; increased 
D)  unskilled; increased; skilled; stayed the same 
A)  skilled; decreased; unskilled; increased 
B)  skilled; increased; unskilled; decreased 
C)  unskilled; stayed the same; skilled; increased 
D)  unskilled; increased; skilled; stayed the same

Question 17

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-In 2015, approximately _______ percent of those counted as poor received food stamps.

Accepted Answer

A)  33 
B)  48 
C)  73 
D)  93 
A)  33 
B)  48 
C)  73 
D)  93

Question 18

Recent proposals to reform welfare in the United States include work provisions and time limits on benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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)  larger gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers. 
D)  slowdown in technological change. 
A)  decrease in households headed by single women. 
B)  reduction in the percentage of the population over the age of 65. 
C)  larger gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers. 
D)  slowdown in technological change.

Question 20

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
  
-If there is considerable _______ among the quintiles of the distribution of income in a country, then there would be many families moving from _______ and others moving from _______ quintiles.

Accepted Answer

A)  immobility; lower to higher; higher to lower 
B)  mobility; higher to lower; lower to higher 
C)  immobility; lower to lower; higher to higher 
D)  stability; lower to higher; higher to higher 
A)  immobility; lower to higher; higher to lower 
B)  mobility; higher to lower; lower to higher 
C)  immobility; lower to lower; higher to higher 
D)  stability; lower to higher; higher to higher

Studies of income changes in the United States over time reveal that there is almost no income mobility among quintiles of the distribution of income.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The poverty rate for blacks in the United States in 2015 was about _______ percent.

In 2015, white female wages were about 80% of white male wages.

In determining the poverty rate in the United States, only cash income is counted.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In determining the official poverty rate in the United States:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States over the last couple of decades, the gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers:

Between 1968 and 2015, the Lorenz curve of the United States became:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The poverty line for a household with nine people in 2015 was:

Discrimination in the work place can result from prejudices by employers, other employees, or consumers.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States in the 1990s, and 2000s, the gap between the wages of college- and high-school-trained workers _ and contributed to _ .

Gary Becker concluded that discrimination occurs because of people's preferences or attitudes.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The poverty line for a household with one person in 2015 was:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Poverty can be defined either in absolute terms or in relative terms.

Discrimination has been a major source of higher wages for blacks and other nonwhite minorities in the United States since the 1950s.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Since the late 1970s in the United States, the demand for ___ labor _ and the demand for _ labor ___ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In 2015, approximately _______ percent of those counted as poor received food stamps.

Recent proposals to reform welfare in the United States include work provisions and time limits on benefits.

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 -If there is considerable ___ among the quintiles of the distribution of income in a country, then there would be many families moving from _ and others moving from _____ quintiles.

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

Studies of income changes in the United States over time reveal that there is almost no income mobility among quintiles of the distribution of income.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The poverty rate for blacks in the United States in 2015 was about _______ percent.

In 2015, white female wages were about 80% of white male wages.

In determining the poverty rate in the United States, only cash income is counted.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In determining the official poverty rate in the United States:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States over the last couple of decades, the gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers:

Between 1968 and 2015, the Lorenz curve of the United States became:

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The poverty line for a household with nine people in 2015 was:

Discrimination in the work place can result from prejudices by employers, other employees, or consumers.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States in the 1990s, and 2000s, the gap between the wages of college- and high-school-trained workers _______ and contributed to _______ .

Gary Becker concluded that discrimination occurs because of people's preferences or attitudes.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -The poverty line for a household with one person in 2015 was:

Use the following to answer question(s): Discrimination -Poverty can be defined either in absolute terms or in relative terms.

Discrimination has been a major source of higher wages for blacks and other nonwhite minorities in the United States since the 1950s.

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Since the late 1970s in the United States, the demand for _______ labor _______ and the demand for _______ labor _______ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -In 2015, approximately _______ percent of those counted as poor received food stamps.

Recent proposals to reform welfare in the United States include work provisions and time limits on benefits.

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 -If there is considerable _______ among the quintiles of the distribution of income in a country, then there would be many families moving from _______ and others moving from _______ quintiles.

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): Income Distribution in the United States -In the United States in the 1990s, and 2000s, the gap between the wages of college- and high-school-trained workers _ and contributed to _ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -Since the late 1970s in the United States, the demand for ___ labor _ and the demand for _ labor ___ .

Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States -If there is considerable ___ among the quintiles of the distribution of income in a country, then there would be many families moving from _ and others moving from _____ quintiles.