Question 1

Which of the following would be considered a real (as opposed to pecuniary)externality associated with migration?

Accepted Answer

A) Capital owners in the origin will lose income as wages rise in response to reduced labor supply 
B) More public services will be required in the destination and there will be excess capacity of public goods in the origin 
C) Profits of capital owners at the origin will rise as migrants leave 
D) Wages of destination workers will fall as migrants enter and add to labor supply 
A) Capital owners in the origin will lose income as wages rise in response to reduced labor supply 
B) More public services will be required in the destination and there will be excess capacity of public goods in the origin 
C) Profits of capital owners at the origin will rise as migrants leave 
D) Wages of destination workers will fall as migrants enter and add to labor supply B

Question 2

If an economics professor moves from the University of California at Berkeley to the University of Texas at Austin,that is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) job change/no change in residence 
B) occupational change/no change in residence 
C) geographic change/no change in occupation 
D) geographic change/change in occupation 
A) job change/no change in residence 
B) occupational change/no change in residence 
C) geographic change/no change in occupation 
D) geographic change/change in occupation C

Question 3

refer to the following diagram. Initially, wage rates are WM in Country M and WU in Country U. Subsequent migration results in an equalization of wage rates.  
-For native Country U workers,migration causes a collective loss equal to area:

Accepted Answer

A) imj 
B) kijl 
C) WUimWe 
D) WUijWe 
A) imj 
B) kijl 
C) WUimWe 
D) WUijWe C

Question 4

Research by Borjas on relatively recent immigrants to the U.S.suggests that they:

Accepted Answer

A) tend to earn more than natives from the time they arrive at the destination 
B) initially tend to earn less than natives,catch up after 10-15 years,and eventually surpass natives 
C) have little or no variance in their earnings 
D) typically do not catch up to the earnings of native-born workers,even after several years 
A) tend to earn more than natives from the time they arrive at the destination 
B) initially tend to earn less than natives,catch up after 10-15 years,and eventually surpass natives 
C) have little or no variance in their earnings 
D) typically do not catch up to the earnings of native-born workers,even after several years

Question 5

Concerning the relationship between unemployment and migration,empirical studies generally find that:

Accepted Answer

A) families headed by unemployed persons are less likely than others to migrate 
B) a higher rate of unemployment at the origin raises the likelihood of out-migration 
C) a lower rate of unemployment at the destination positively affects immigration 
D) there is no relationship between unemployment and the migration decision 
A) families headed by unemployed persons are less likely than others to migrate 
B) a higher rate of unemployment at the origin raises the likelihood of out-migration 
C) a lower rate of unemployment at the destination positively affects immigration 
D) there is no relationship between unemployment and the migration decision

Question 6

The expected private rate of return to migration to a particular individual:

Accepted Answer

A) is similar to that on other forms of investment in human capital 
B) equals that individual's actual rate of return 
C) cannot be determined because there are backflows in migration 
D) cannot be determined because there are earnings disparities between the origin and the destination 
A) is similar to that on other forms of investment in human capital 
B) equals that individual's actual rate of return 
C) cannot be determined because there are backflows in migration 
D) cannot be determined because there are earnings disparities between the origin and the destination

Question 7

Early empirical evidence reported by Barry Chiswick indicated that foreign-born persons migrating to the U.S.,all else constant:

Accepted Answer

A) tended to earn more than natives from the time they arrived at the destination 
B) initially tended to earn less than natives,caught up after 10-15 years,and eventually surpassed natives 
C) typically did not catch up to the earnings of native-born workers,even after several years 
D) had little or no variance in their earnings 
A) tended to earn more than natives from the time they arrived at the destination 
B) initially tended to earn less than natives,caught up after 10-15 years,and eventually surpassed natives 
C) typically did not catch up to the earnings of native-born workers,even after several years 
D) had little or no variance in their earnings

Question 8

Assuming competitive markets,migration in response to wage differentials will likely result in:

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in the total value of output,but reduced economic efficiency 
B) a decrease in both the value of output and economic efficiency 
C) an increase in both the value of output and economic efficiency 
D) an increase in the size of the wage differential 
A) an increase in the total value of output,but reduced economic efficiency 
B) a decrease in both the value of output and economic efficiency 
C) an increase in both the value of output and economic efficiency 
D) an increase in the size of the wage differential

Question 9

"Any worker for whom the present value of lifetime earnings will increase by migration will choose to move." This statement is:

Accepted Answer

A) true 
B) false; migration depends on undiscounted earnings gains 
C) false; there may be psychic costs of moving that deter migration 
D) false; empirical evidence indicates that migration decisions have little to do with financial gains or losses 
A) true 
B) false; migration depends on undiscounted earnings gains 
C) false; there may be psychic costs of moving that deter migration 
D) false; empirical evidence indicates that migration decisions have little to do with financial gains or losses

Question 10

Immigration to the United States:

Accepted Answer

A) peaked in the 1920s with a strong wave of northern Europeans 
B) was less in 1980 than 1970 
C) increased between 1980 and 1985 but then fell off in the later 1980s and early 1990s 
D) surged in the early 1990s because of the amnesty provisions in the Immigration Reform and Control Act 
A) peaked in the 1920s with a strong wave of northern Europeans 
B) was less in 1980 than 1970 
C) increased between 1980 and 1985 but then fell off in the later 1980s and early 1990s 
D) surged in the early 1990s because of the amnesty provisions in the Immigration Reform and Control Act

Question 11

Which one of the following will tend to decrease the perceived costs of a move relative to the perceived benefits?

Accepted Answer

A) Renting,as opposed to owning,one's home 
B) A higher unemployment rate in the destination 
C) Larger family size 
D) Increased federal grants and defense contracts in the origin 
A) Renting,as opposed to owning,one's home 
B) A higher unemployment rate in the destination 
C) Larger family size 
D) Increased federal grants and defense contracts in the origin

Question 12

Suppose a proposed law will ban migration into the U.S..Considering who gains and who loses from migration,economic theory suggests that,in general:

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.businesses and U.S.workers would support the law 
B) U.S.businesses and U.S.workers would object to the law 
C) U.S.businesses would support the law while U.S.workers would object to it 
D) U.S.businesses would object to the law and U.S.workers would support it 
A) U.S.businesses and U.S.workers would support the law 
B) U.S.businesses and U.S.workers would object to the law 
C) U.S.businesses would support the law while U.S.workers would object to it 
D) U.S.businesses would object to the law and U.S.workers would support it

Question 13

Suppose a proposed law will expand migration into the U.S..Economic theory suggests that there will be a net gain accruing to U.S.workers who are:

Accepted Answer

A) gross substitutes with new immigrants 
B) gross complements with new immigrants 
C) employed in the same market as new immigrants 
D) employed in exporting industries 
A) gross substitutes with new immigrants 
B) gross complements with new immigrants 
C) employed in the same market as new immigrants 
D) employed in exporting industries

Question 14

refer to the following diagram. Initially, wage rates are WM in Country M and WU in Country U. Subsequent migration results in an equalization of wage rates.  
-The combined gain in efficiency of the two countries is equal to:

Accepted Answer

A) area kijl - area ebcf 
B) kl - ef 
C) area WUijWe - area WMbcWe 
D) WU + WM 
A) area kijl - area ebcf 
B) kl - ef 
C) area WUijWe - area WMbcWe 
D) WU + WM

Question 15

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000:

Accepted Answer

A) grants U.S.refugee status to the roughly 600,000 victims of worldwide trafficking each year 
B) grants unconditional permanent U.S.residency to any victim of international trafficking 
C) authorizes permanent U.S.residency to any trafficking victim upon successful prosecution and conviction of the trafficker 
D) authorizes temporary U.S.visas to up to 5000 trafficking victims per year,provided the victims help the government prosecute the traffickers 
A) grants U.S.refugee status to the roughly 600,000 victims of worldwide trafficking each year 
B) grants unconditional permanent U.S.residency to any victim of international trafficking 
C) authorizes permanent U.S.residency to any trafficking victim upon successful prosecution and conviction of the trafficker 
D) authorizes temporary U.S.visas to up to 5000 trafficking victims per year,provided the victims help the government prosecute the traffickers

Question 16

An increase of 500 illegal alien workers would most likely:

Accepted Answer

A) increase domestic unemployment by 500 
B) increase wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,attracting less than 500 native workers into these jobs 
C) reduce wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,displacing more than 500 native workers from these jobs 
D) reduce wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,displacing less than 500 native workers from these jobs 
A) increase domestic unemployment by 500 
B) increase wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,attracting less than 500 native workers into these jobs 
C) reduce wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,displacing more than 500 native workers from these jobs 
D) reduce wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,displacing less than 500 native workers from these jobs

Question 17

All else equal,a worker is less likely to move:

Accepted Answer

A) if he or she has moved before 
B) the more unionized the worker's occupation 
C) the greater the worker's educational attainment 
D) if the worker is single 
A) if he or she has moved before 
B) the more unionized the worker's occupation 
C) the greater the worker's educational attainment 
D) if the worker is single

Question 18

Answer questions on the basis of the following diagram. Assume all migration is costless.

-If there are initially 1000 workers in country X and 500 workers in country Y,then we should expect:

Accepted Answer

A) net migration from country X to country Y 
B) net migration from country Y to country X 
C) There will be no migration of workers 
D) A migration pattern cannot be determined from the information 
A) net migration from country X to country Y 
B) net migration from country Y to country X 
C) There will be no migration of workers 
D) A migration pattern cannot be determined from the information

Question 19

Legal immigration to the U.S.:

Accepted Answer

A) peaked early in the twentieth century 
B) typically is less than illegal immigration 
C) is heavily skewed towards northern and western European nations by law 
D) is biased in favor of relatives of U.S.citizens and people who have specific job skills 
A) peaked early in the twentieth century 
B) typically is less than illegal immigration 
C) is heavily skewed towards northern and western European nations by law 
D) is biased in favor of relatives of U.S.citizens and people who have specific job skills

Question 20

refer to the following diagram, in which Sd is the supply curve of domestic labor, St is the total labor supply curve including the supplies of illegal immigrant workers. L is measured in thousands of workers. 
-Consider the market depicted in the diagram.Supporters of illegal immigrants claim that no domestic workers are willing to do this type of work.Their claims are:

Accepted Answer

A) untrue; 30,000 domestic workers are currently performing this work 
B) untrue; 40,000 workers are currently performing this work 
C) misleading; although no domestic workers are currently performing this work,some domestic workers would take these jobs at wages above $7 
D) true 
A) untrue; 30,000 domestic workers are currently performing this work 
B) untrue; 40,000 workers are currently performing this work 
C) misleading; although no domestic workers are currently performing this work,some domestic workers would take these jobs at wages above $7 
D) true

Which of the following would be considered a real (as opposed to pecuniary)externality associated with migration?

If an economics professor moves from the University of California at Berkeley to the University of Texas at Austin,that is an example of:

refer to the following diagram. Initially, wage rates are WM in Country M and WU in Country U. Subsequent migration results in an equalization of wage rates. -For native Country U workers,migration causes a collective loss equal to area:

Research by Borjas on relatively recent immigrants to the U.S.suggests that they:

Concerning the relationship between unemployment and migration,empirical studies generally find that:

The expected private rate of return to migration to a particular individual:

Early empirical evidence reported by Barry Chiswick indicated that foreign-born persons migrating to the U.S.,all else constant:

Assuming competitive markets,migration in response to wage differentials will likely result in:

"Any worker for whom the present value of lifetime earnings will increase by migration will choose to move." This statement is:

Immigration to the United States:

Which one of the following will tend to decrease the perceived costs of a move relative to the perceived benefits?

Suppose a proposed law will ban migration into the U.S..Considering who gains and who loses from migration,economic theory suggests that,in general:

Suppose a proposed law will expand migration into the U.S..Economic theory suggests that there will be a net gain accruing to U.S.workers who are:

refer to the following diagram. Initially, wage rates are WM in Country M and WU in Country U. Subsequent migration results in an equalization of wage rates. -The combined gain in efficiency of the two countries is equal to:

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000:

An increase of 500 illegal alien workers would most likely:

All else equal,a worker is less likely to move:

Answer questions on the basis of the following diagram. Assume all migration is costless. -If there are initially 1000 workers in country X and 500 workers in country Y,then we should expect:

Legal immigration to the U.S.:

Labor Economics: Introduction and Overview

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Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital

The Demand for Labor

Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor

Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency

The Wage Structure

Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

The Economic Impact of Unions

Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation

Government and the Labor Market: Legislation and Regulation

Labor Market Discrimination

Job Search: External and Internal

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Exam 9: Mobility,Migration,and Efficiency

Which of the following would be considered a real (as opposed to pecuniary)externality associated with migration?

If an economics professor moves from the University of California at Berkeley to the University of Texas at Austin,that is an example of:

refer to the following diagram. Initially, wage rates are WM in Country M and WU in Country U. Subsequent migration results in an equalization of wage rates. -For native Country U workers,migration causes a collective loss equal to area:

Research by Borjas on relatively recent immigrants to the U.S.suggests that they:

Concerning the relationship between unemployment and migration,empirical studies generally find that:

The expected private rate of return to migration to a particular individual:

Early empirical evidence reported by Barry Chiswick indicated that foreign-born persons migrating to the U.S.,all else constant:

Assuming competitive markets,migration in response to wage differentials will likely result in:

"Any worker for whom the present value of lifetime earnings will increase by migration will choose to move." This statement is:

Immigration to the United States:

Which one of the following will tend to decrease the perceived costs of a move relative to the perceived benefits?

Suppose a proposed law will ban migration into the U.S..Considering who gains and who loses from migration,economic theory suggests that,in general:

Suppose a proposed law will expand migration into the U.S..Economic theory suggests that there will be a net gain accruing to U.S.workers who are:

refer to the following diagram. Initially, wage rates are WM in Country M and WU in Country U. Subsequent migration results in an equalization of wage rates. -The combined gain in efficiency of the two countries is equal to:

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000:

An increase of 500 illegal alien workers would most likely:

All else equal,a worker is less likely to move:

Answer questions on the basis of the following diagram. Assume all migration is costless. -If there are initially 1000 workers in country X and 500 workers in country Y,then we should expect:

Legal immigration to the U.S.:

Labor Economics: Introduction and Overview

The Theory of Individual Labor Supply

Population, Participation Rates, and Hours of Work

Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital

The Demand for Labor

Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor

Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency

The Wage Structure

Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

The Economic Impact of Unions

Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation

Government and the Labor Market: Legislation and Regulation

Labor Market Discrimination

Job Search: External and Internal

The Distribution of Personal Earnings

Labor Productivity: Wages,Prices,and Employment

Employment and Unemployment

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