Question 1

Other things equal,immigration has what effects on the destination nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced average wage rate,increased domestic output,increased business income,and lower total wage income of native-born workers. 
B)  Reduced average wage rate,increased domestic output,increased business income,and greater total wage income of native-born workers. 
C)  Increased average wage rate,increased domestic output,increased business income,and greater total wage income of native-born workers. 
D)  Increased average wage rate,reduced domestic output,reduced business income,and lower total wage income of native-born workers. 
A)  Reduced average wage rate,increased domestic output,increased business income,and lower total wage income of native-born workers. 
B)  Reduced average wage rate,increased domestic output,increased business income,and greater total wage income of native-born workers. 
C)  Increased average wage rate,increased domestic output,increased business income,and greater total wage income of native-born workers. 
D)  Increased average wage rate,reduced domestic output,reduced business income,and lower total wage income of native-born workers. A

Question 2

Illegal immigration can result in higher wages for domestic-born workers who are complementary inputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. D

Question 4

The estimated fiscal burden of illegal immigrant households in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  $800 million per year. 
B)  $20 billion per year. 
C)  $50 billion per year. 
D)  $4.5 billion per year. 
A)  $800 million per year. 
B)  $20 billion per year. 
C)  $50 billion per year. 
D)  $4.5 billion per year.

Question 5

Between 1996 and 2006,cash welfare payments to immigrants:

Accepted Answer

A)  rose by 20 percent. 
B)  rose by 10 percent. 
C)  fell by 73 percent. 
D)  fell by 39 percent. 
A)  rose by 20 percent. 
B)  rose by 10 percent. 
C)  fell by 73 percent. 
D)  fell by 39 percent.

Question 6

Illegal immigration has little effect on the average level of wages in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following will most likely cause backflows?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor information that leads a migrant to overestimate the net benefits of migration. 
B)  High moving costs. 
C)  Falling wages in a migrant's origin nation. 
D)  High levels of skill transferability. 
A)  Poor information that leads a migrant to overestimate the net benefits of migration. 
B)  High moving costs. 
C)  Falling wages in a migrant's origin nation. 
D)  High levels of skill transferability.

Question 8

According to the Office of Immigration Statistics,approximately what percentage of legal immigrants in 2011 were parents,children,siblings,or other qualified relatives of legal permanent U.S.residents?

Accepted Answer

A)  13 percent. 
B)  57 percent. 
C)  65 percent. 
D)  81 percent. 
A)  13 percent. 
B)  57 percent. 
C)  65 percent. 
D)  81 percent.

Question 9

If the demand for labor in a country receiving immigrants is inelastic,the immigration will increase the total wages paid in that country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Juan wants to migrate from Mexico to the United States but knows he cannot do so legally at this time.If he decides to attempt to enter the United States illegally,which of the following costs will he most likely not face?

Accepted Answer

A)  Payment to an expediter ("coyote")to facilitate his entry into the United States. 
B)  A green card application fee. 
C)  The loss of income from his current factory job. 
D)  All of these are costs he must incur to migrate. 
A)  Payment to an expediter ("coyote")to facilitate his entry into the United States. 
B)  A green card application fee. 
C)  The loss of income from his current factory job. 
D)  All of these are costs he must incur to migrate.

Question 11

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce the efficiency gains from migration. 
B)  reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration. 
C)  exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations. 
D)  redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation. 
A)  reduce the efficiency gains from migration. 
B)  reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration. 
C)  exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations. 
D)  redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Removing all illegal immigrants would expand domestic-born employment by an amount equal to the number of illegal immigrants removed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Effectively removing all illegal immigrants from U.S.labor markets would:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce wages in the United States. 
B)  increase employment of domestic-born workers,but by a lesser amount than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers. 
C)  increase employment of domestic-born workers at a rate of one-for-one with the jobs lost by illegal workers. 
D)  increase employment of domestic-born workers by an amount greater than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers. 
A)  reduce wages in the United States. 
B)  increase employment of domestic-born workers,but by a lesser amount than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers. 
C)  increase employment of domestic-born workers at a rate of one-for-one with the jobs lost by illegal workers. 
D)  increase employment of domestic-born workers by an amount greater than the number of jobs lost by illegal workers.

Question 15

Scholarly estimates of the effects of immigration on the average American wage range from:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Economic immigrants:

Accepted Answer

A)  are defined as any international migrants that have an impact on the economy. 
B)  are defined as international migrants motivated by economic gain. 
C)  only impact the economy if they enter the country legally. 
D)  include not only people,but also any capital that migrates from another country. 
A)  are defined as any international migrants that have an impact on the economy. 
B)  are defined as international migrants motivated by economic gain. 
C)  only impact the economy if they enter the country legally. 
D)  include not only people,but also any capital that migrates from another country.

Question 17

Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2011?

Accepted Answer

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 18

The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that from 2000 to 2009,the net inflow of unauthorized immigrants was about:

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000 annually. 
B)  250,000 annually. 
C)  350,000 annually. 
D)  700,000 annually. 
A)  100,000 annually. 
B)  250,000 annually. 
C)  350,000 annually. 
D)  700,000 annually.

Question 19

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor,we would expect world output to decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Illegal immigrants displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: Immigration

Other things equal,immigration has what effects on the destination nation?

Illegal immigration can result in higher wages for domestic-born workers who are complementary inputs.

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

The estimated fiscal burden of illegal immigrant households in the United States is:

Between 1996 and 2006,cash welfare payments to immigrants:

Illegal immigration has little effect on the average level of wages in the United States.

Which of the following will most likely cause backflows?

According to the Office of Immigration Statistics,approximately what percentage of legal immigrants in 2011 were parents,children,siblings,or other qualified relatives of legal permanent U.S.residents?

If the demand for labor in a country receiving immigrants is inelastic,the immigration will increase the total wages paid in that country.

Juan wants to migrate from Mexico to the United States but knows he cannot do so legally at this time.If he decides to attempt to enter the United States illegally,which of the following costs will he most likely not face?

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers:

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

Removing all illegal immigrants would expand domestic-born employment by an amount equal to the number of illegal immigrants removed.

Effectively removing all illegal immigrants from U.S.labor markets would:

Scholarly estimates of the effects of immigration on the average American wage range from:

Economic immigrants:

Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2011?

The U.S.Census Bureau estimates that from 2000 to 2009,the net inflow of unauthorized immigrants was about:

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor,we would expect world output to decline.

Illegal immigrants displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis.

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