Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about migration behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older workers are more likely to migrate than younger workers. 
B)  Migrants are more likely to migrate to countries farther rather than nearer to their home country. 
C)  Single workers are more likely to migrate than workers with spouses and children. 
D)  Workers are less likely to migrate where "beaten paths" exist. 
A)  Older workers are more likely to migrate than younger workers. 
B)  Migrants are more likely to migrate to countries farther rather than nearer to their home country. 
C)  Single workers are more likely to migrate than workers with spouses and children. 
D)  Workers are less likely to migrate where "beaten paths" exist.

Question 2

Because there are costs to migration:

Accepted Answer

A)  complete wage equalization is unlikely to occur,even if national governments impose no restrictions on migration. 
B)  Migrants are more likely to move to countries far from their origin nation. 
C)  Migrant and domestic-born workers are unlikely to be substitute resources. 
D)  Wage equalization will only occur if migrant and domestic-born workers are complementary resources. 
A)  complete wage equalization is unlikely to occur,even if national governments impose no restrictions on migration. 
B)  Migrants are more likely to move to countries far from their origin nation. 
C)  Migrant and domestic-born workers are unlikely to be substitute resources. 
D)  Wage equalization will only occur if migrant and domestic-born workers are complementary resources.

Question 3

Approximately how many people became permanent legal residents of the United States in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,062,000. 
B)  854,000. 
C)  720,000. 
D)  251,000. 
A)  1,062,000. 
B)  854,000. 
C)  720,000. 
D)  251,000.

Question 4

Voluntary migration of skilled craftworkers from low-paying to high-paying nations is most likely to be opposed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  business groups in the high-paying nations. 
B)  craft workers who stay in the low-paying nations. 
C)  industrial unions in the high-paying nations. 
D)  craft unions in the high-paying nations. 
A)  business groups in the high-paying nations. 
B)  craft workers who stay in the low-paying nations. 
C)  industrial unions in the high-paying nations. 
D)  craft unions in the high-paying nations.

Question 5

"Backflows" occur when:

Accepted Answer

A)  two countries send immigrants to each other in approximately equal numbers. 
B)  physical capital flows into a country that has lost labor due to migration. 
C)  immigrants send financial payments back to family in their country of origin. 
D)  migrants return to their home country. 
A)  two countries send immigrants to each other in approximately equal numbers. 
B)  physical capital flows into a country that has lost labor due to migration. 
C)  immigrants send financial payments back to family in their country of origin. 
D)  migrants return to their home country.

Question 6

The existence of "beaten paths" tends to discourage immigration because of the perception that job prospects have been exhausted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As a result of the Great Recession of 2007-2009,illegal immigration to the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  has increased dramatically. 
B)  fell significantly during the recession but has increased since the recession and the illegal immigrant population is growing significantly again. 
C)  illegal immigration to the United States fell significantly and the net flow of illegal immigrants following the recession has been close to zero. 
D)  illegal immigration to the United States fell significantly,and now there is a dramatic backflow that has the total number of illegal immigrants in the United States falling. 
A)  has increased dramatically. 
B)  fell significantly during the recession but has increased since the recession and the illegal immigrant population is growing significantly again. 
C)  illegal immigration to the United States fell significantly and the net flow of illegal immigrants following the recession has been close to zero. 
D)  illegal immigration to the United States fell significantly,and now there is a dramatic backflow that has the total number of illegal immigrants in the United States falling.

Which of the following statements is true about migration behavior?

Because there are costs to migration:

Approximately how many people became permanent legal residents of the United States in 2011?

Voluntary migration of skilled craftworkers from low-paying to high-paying nations is most likely to be opposed by:

"Backflows" occur when:

The existence of "beaten paths" tends to discourage immigration because of the perception that job prospects have been exhausted.

Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.

As a result of the Great Recession of 2007-2009,illegal immigration to the United States:

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An Introduction to Macroeconomics

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Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

The Aggregate Expenditures Model

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The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions

Money Creation

Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

Financial Economics

Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

Current Issues in Macro Theory and Policy

International Trade

The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

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Exam 24: Immigration

Which of the following statements is true about migration behavior?

Because there are costs to migration:

Approximately how many people became permanent legal residents of the United States in 2011?

Voluntary migration of skilled craftworkers from low-paying to high-paying nations is most likely to be opposed by:

"Backflows" occur when:

The existence of "beaten paths" tends to discourage immigration because of the perception that job prospects have been exhausted.

Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.

As a result of the Great Recession of 2007-2009,illegal immigration to the United States:

Income Inequality Poverty and Discrimination

Health Care

An Introduction to Macroeconomics

Measuring Domestic Output and National Income

Economic Growth

Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions

Money Creation

Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

Financial Economics

Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

Current Issues in Macro Theory and Policy

International Trade

The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates, and Trade Deficits

The Economics of Developing Countries

The United States and the Global Economy

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