Exam 19: Earnings and Discrimination

Studies of professional sports teams suggest that, in sports, racial discrimination in previous decades was

Human capital refers to the physical tools and equipment that workers use on their jobs to enhance their productivity.

When the supply of workers is plentiful, one would predict that market wages would be

Which of the following is an example of labor-market discrimination? You may assume that worker A and worker B have identical characteristics except for the ones listed. A firm offers a higher salary to worker A than worker B because worker A

Discrimination by a manager in the hiring process may be consistent with the decision to maximize profits if

Over the past 30 years, the number of jobs in the United States requiring skilled labor has been declining as foreign countries steal these jobs away from the U.S. As a result, the domestic demand for skilled labor has been falling and the wage gap between skilled and unskilled labor has been narrowing.

Evidence of discrimination is most apparent when one compares wages among broad groups.

An effective minimum wage law will increase the quantity of labor demanded.

Scenario 19-5 Jason works part-time at a grocery store after school. Jason has worked at the store for two years but still hasn't received a wage increase, even though newer employees have received raises. Jason has threatened his employer with a lawsuit if he doesn't get a raise in the next few weeks. Jason believes he is a victim of labor-market discrimination. -Refer to Scenario 19-5. Which of the following statements would weaken Jason's case against his employer?

Which of the following statements is true of wages, educational attainment, and gender?

Which of the following does not affect the wages a worker earns?

A 1986 study of segregation on early 20th century U.S. streetcars found that the primary source of racial segregation on streetcars was

Westland and Oceania have just started to trade with each other. Westland exports goods produced with skilled labor and imports goods made with unskilled labor from Oceania. Over time, we would expect that in Oceania the wages of unskilled workers will

When firms focus on profit maximization, which form of wage discrimination is least likely to occur?

In recent years, the amount of international trade in which the United States engages has increased. Which of the following accurately describes the effect(s) on labor demanded by firms in the United States?

As a summer job, some teenagers choose to detassle corn, a job requiring long hours walking corn fields in the summer heat. Other teens take jobs working as lifeguards. Given that detassling corn is a more difficult job than working as a lifeguard, we would expect a difference in wages between the two jobs. This difference is known as

Unions are often able to sustain wages above the equilibrium wage because they can threaten to

A group of firms working together and acting as a supplier of a product is called a cartel. A group of employees working together and acting as a single supplier of labor is called a

Wages of doctors tend to be higher than wages of bankers. Which of the following is a compensating differential explaining the difference in wages?

The organized withdrawal of labor from a firm by a union is called