Question 1

Unions contribute to

Accepted Answer

A) frictional unemployment but not the natural rate of unemployment. 
B) the natural rate of unemployment but not frictional unemployment. 
C) both frictional unemployment and the natural rate of unemployment. 
D) neither frictional unemployment nor the natural rate of unemployment. 
A) frictional unemployment but not the natural rate of unemployment. 
B) the natural rate of unemployment but not frictional unemployment. 
C) both frictional unemployment and the natural rate of unemployment. 
D) neither frictional unemployment nor the natural rate of unemployment. B

Question 2

The National Labor Relations Board

Accepted Answer

A) enforces antitrust laws against unions. 
B) enforces workers' rights to unionize. 
C) acts as a union's representative in collective bargaining. 
D) is required to approve all collective bargaining agreements before they can be enforced. 
A) enforces antitrust laws against unions. 
B) enforces workers' rights to unionize. 
C) acts as a union's representative in collective bargaining. 
D) is required to approve all collective bargaining agreements before they can be enforced. B

Question 3

Right-to-work laws

Accepted Answer

A) guarantee workers the right to form unions. 
B) give workers in a unionized firm the right to choose whether to join the union. 
C) prevent employers from hiring permanent replacements for workers who are on strike. 
D) prevent workers from being fired because of increases in wages brought about by collective bargaining. 
A) guarantee workers the right to form unions. 
B) give workers in a unionized firm the right to choose whether to join the union. 
C) prevent employers from hiring permanent replacements for workers who are on strike. 
D) prevent workers from being fired because of increases in wages brought about by collective bargaining. B

Question 4

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Union membership in the United States peaked in the 1940s and 1950s. 
B) Unions play a larger role in the United States than in European countries such as Belgium,France,and Germany. 
C) Because of the popularity of unions,most workers in the United States discuss their wages,benefits,and working conditions with their employers as a group. 
D) Collective bargaining is the process by which unions negotiate membership dues with the National Labor Relations Board. 
A) Union membership in the United States peaked in the 1940s and 1950s. 
B) Unions play a larger role in the United States than in European countries such as Belgium,France,and Germany. 
C) Because of the popularity of unions,most workers in the United States discuss their wages,benefits,and working conditions with their employers as a group. 
D) Collective bargaining is the process by which unions negotiate membership dues with the National Labor Relations Board.

Question 5

Which of the following is correct?

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A) In unionized industries,wages are above the level that would prevail in competitive markets. 
B) The introduction of a union in some industry reduces the quantity of labor demanded in that industry,causes some workers in that industry to be unemployed,and reduces wages in the rest of the economy. 
C) Critics argue that the allocation of labor resulting from unions is both inefficient and inequitable. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) In unionized industries,wages are above the level that would prevail in competitive markets. 
B) The introduction of a union in some industry reduces the quantity of labor demanded in that industry,causes some workers in that industry to be unemployed,and reduces wages in the rest of the economy. 
C) Critics argue that the allocation of labor resulting from unions is both inefficient and inequitable. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 6

The Wagner Act of 1935

Accepted Answer

A) prevents unions from acting as cartels. 
B) allows workers joining a unionized firm to choose not to join the union. 
C) prevents employers from interfering when workers try to organize a union. 
D) prevents firms from hiring permanent replacements for workers who are on strike. 
A) prevents unions from acting as cartels. 
B) allows workers joining a unionized firm to choose not to join the union. 
C) prevents employers from interfering when workers try to organize a union. 
D) prevents firms from hiring permanent replacements for workers who are on strike.

Question 7

Which of the following is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Unions are exempt from U.S.antitrust laws. 
B) The Wagner Act of 1935 prevents U.S.employers from interfering when workers try to organize unions. 
C) The National Labor Relations Board is the U.S.government agency that enforces workers' right to unionize. 
D) Right-to-work laws prevent firms from hiring permanent replacements for workers who are on strike. 
A) Unions are exempt from U.S.antitrust laws. 
B) The Wagner Act of 1935 prevents U.S.employers from interfering when workers try to organize unions. 
C) The National Labor Relations Board is the U.S.government agency that enforces workers' right to unionize. 
D) Right-to-work laws prevent firms from hiring permanent replacements for workers who are on strike.

Question 8

Suppose that bartenders and waiters have no unions.Now suppose that bartenders form a union.What does this do the labor supply and wages of waiters?

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A) Both labor supply and wages increase. 
B) Labor supply increases,and wages decrease. 
C) Labor supply decreases,and wages increase. 
D) Both labor supply and wages decrease. 
A) Both labor supply and wages increase. 
B) Labor supply increases,and wages decrease. 
C) Labor supply decreases,and wages increase. 
D) Both labor supply and wages decrease.

Question 9

Unions contribute to

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A) frictional but not structural unemployment. 
B) structural but not frictional unemployment. 
C) both frictional and structural unemployment. 
D) neither frictional nor structural unemployment. 
A) frictional but not structural unemployment. 
B) structural but not frictional unemployment. 
C) both frictional and structural unemployment. 
D) neither frictional nor structural unemployment.

Question 10

Suppose that neither food-service workers nor retail salespeople are unionized.If food-service workers unionize,then the supply of retail salespeople will

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A) rise,as will the wages of retail salespeople. 
B) rise,and the wages of retail salespeople will fall. 
C) fall,as will the wages of retail salespeople. 
D) fall,and the wages of retail salespeople will rise. 
A) rise,as will the wages of retail salespeople. 
B) rise,and the wages of retail salespeople will fall. 
C) fall,as will the wages of retail salespeople. 
D) fall,and the wages of retail salespeople will rise.

Question 11

In Belgium,Norway,and Sweden,the percentage of workers who belong to unions is

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A) almost zero. 
B) less than it is in the United States. 
C) about the same as it is in the United States. 
D) greater than it is in the United States. 
A) almost zero. 
B) less than it is in the United States. 
C) about the same as it is in the United States. 
D) greater than it is in the United States.

Question 12

Suppose that roofers are not unionized.If roofers unionize,then the supply of labor in other sectors of the economy will

Accepted Answer

A) decrease,raising wages in industries that are not unionized. 
B) decrease,reducing wages in industries that are not unionized. 
C) increase,raising wages in industries that are not unionized. 
D) increase,reducing wages in industries that are not unionized. 
A) decrease,raising wages in industries that are not unionized. 
B) decrease,reducing wages in industries that are not unionized. 
C) increase,raising wages in industries that are not unionized. 
D) increase,reducing wages in industries that are not unionized.

Question 13

Unions

Accepted Answer

A) raise the wages of unionized workers and raise unemployment. 
B) raise the wages of unionized workers and reduce unemployment. 
C) reduce the wages of unionized workers and raise unemployment. 
D) reduce the wages of unionized workers and reduce unemployment. 
A) raise the wages of unionized workers and raise unemployment. 
B) raise the wages of unionized workers and reduce unemployment. 
C) reduce the wages of unionized workers and raise unemployment. 
D) reduce the wages of unionized workers and reduce unemployment.

Question 14

If a union raises the wage in its industry above equilibrium,then there is an increase in

Accepted Answer

A) structural unemployment which is part of cyclical unemployment. 
B) structural unemployment which is part of the natural rate of unemployment. 
C) frictional unemployment which is part of cyclical unemployment. 
D) frictional unemployment which is part of the natural rate of unemployment. 
A) structural unemployment which is part of cyclical unemployment. 
B) structural unemployment which is part of the natural rate of unemployment. 
C) frictional unemployment which is part of cyclical unemployment. 
D) frictional unemployment which is part of the natural rate of unemployment.

Question 15

When a union bargains successfully with employers,in that industry,

Accepted Answer

A) both the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity of labor demanded increase. 
B) both the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity of labor demanded decrease. 
C) the quantity of labor supplied increases and the quantity of labor demanded decreases. 
D) the quantity of labor demanded increases and the quantity of labor supplied decreases. 
A) both the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity of labor demanded increase. 
B) both the quantity of labor supplied and the quantity of labor demanded decrease. 
C) the quantity of labor supplied increases and the quantity of labor demanded decreases. 
D) the quantity of labor demanded increases and the quantity of labor supplied decreases.

Question 16

The introduction of a union into an industry

Accepted Answer

A) raises wages and employment in that industry. 
B) lowers wages and employment in that industry. 
C) lowers wages and raises employment in that industry. 
D) raises wages and lowers employment in that industry. 
A) raises wages and employment in that industry. 
B) lowers wages and employment in that industry. 
C) lowers wages and raises employment in that industry. 
D) raises wages and lowers employment in that industry.

Question 17

Suppose that college professors at public universities are unionized.If public university college professors change their minds and vote not to be unionized,the quantity of public university college professors demanded will

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A) rise.The supply of workers in other similar professions will also rise. 
B) rise.The supply of workers in other similar professions will fall. 
C) fall.The supply of workers in other similar professions will rise. 
D) fall.The supply of workers in other similar professions will also fall. 
A) rise.The supply of workers in other similar professions will also rise. 
B) rise.The supply of workers in other similar professions will fall. 
C) fall.The supply of workers in other similar professions will rise. 
D) fall.The supply of workers in other similar professions will also fall.

Question 18

Unions contribute to

Accepted Answer

A) cyclical unemployment. 
B) frictional unemployment. 
C) seasonal unemployment. 
D) structural unemployment. 
A) cyclical unemployment. 
B) frictional unemployment. 
C) seasonal unemployment. 
D) structural unemployment.

Question 19

Suppose that dental hygienists are unionized in the eastern region of the country but not in the western region.If the unionized workers in the eastern region abolished their unions,employment

Accepted Answer

A) and wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would rise. 
B) of dental hygienists in the eastern region would rise,but wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would fall. 
C) and wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would fall. 
D) of dental hygienists in the eastern region would fall,but wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would rise. 
A) and wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would rise. 
B) of dental hygienists in the eastern region would rise,but wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would fall. 
C) and wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would fall. 
D) of dental hygienists in the eastern region would fall,but wages of dental hygienists in the eastern region would rise.

Question 20

The introduction of a union into an industry creates a

Accepted Answer

A) surplus of labor and so raises unemployment. 
B) surplus of labor and so reduces unemployment. 
C) shortage of labor and so raises unemployment. 
D) shortage of labor and so reduces unemployment. 
A) surplus of labor and so raises unemployment. 
B) surplus of labor and so reduces unemployment. 
C) shortage of labor and so raises unemployment. 
D) shortage of labor and so reduces unemployment.

Exam 15: Unemployment: Unions and Collective Bargaining

Unions contribute to

The National Labor Relations Board

Right-to-work laws

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following is correct?

The Wagner Act of 1935

Which of the following is not correct?

Suppose that bartenders and waiters have no unions.Now suppose that bartenders form a union.What does this do the labor supply and wages of waiters?

Unions contribute to

Suppose that neither food-service workers nor retail salespeople are unionized.If food-service workers unionize,then the supply of retail salespeople will

In Belgium,Norway,and Sweden,the percentage of workers who belong to unions is

Suppose that roofers are not unionized.If roofers unionize,then the supply of labor in other sectors of the economy will

Unions

If a union raises the wage in its industry above equilibrium,then there is an increase in

When a union bargains successfully with employers,in that industry,

The introduction of a union into an industry

Suppose that college professors at public universities are unionized.If public university college professors change their minds and vote not to be unionized,the quantity of public university college professors demanded will

Unions contribute to

Suppose that dental hygienists are unionized in the eastern region of the country but not in the western region.If the unionized workers in the eastern region abolished their unions,employment

The introduction of a union into an industry creates a

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