45. Consider the following two statements: (1) According to the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of the wage gap between two groups of workers, differences in rewards for characteristics are considered to be evidence of discrimination. Time left 0:30:14 (2) Correspondence studies will never underestimate the extent of discrimination. What can you say about these two statements? O a. Both statements are incorrect. O b. Statement (2) is correct, statement (1) is incorrect. Statement (1) is correct, statement (2) is incorrect. Od. Both statements are correct. O c.

45. Consider the following two statements: (1) According to the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of the wage gap between two groups of workers, differences in rewards for characteristics are considered to be evidence of discrimination. Time left 0:30:14 (2) Correspondence studies will never underestimate the extent of discrimination. What can you say about these two statements? O a. Both statements are incorrect. O b. Statement (2) is correct, statement (1) is incorrect. Statement (1) is correct, statement (2) is incorrect. Od. Both statements are correct. O c.

Principles of Microeconomics

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305156050

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter19: Earnings And Discrimination

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Does the earnings gap between the average wages of females and the average wages of males prove labor market discrimination? Why or why not?
Does a gap between the average earnings of men and women, or between whites and blacks, prove that employers are discriminating in the labor market? Explain briefly.
Most economists believe that only part of the gap between the wages of white males and the wages of other groups is due to discrimination. Economists believe that some of the gap is explained by which of the following factors? O A. differing preferences for types of jobs B. differences in education C. differences in experience O D. All of the above. Which of the following is part of the economic analysis of discrimination? O A. Employers who discriminate pay an economic penalty because very few workers are willing to work for an employer who discriminates. O B. Employers who discriminate receive an economic reward from retaining only the most productive workers. C. Market competition has entirely eliminated economic discrimination in the United States. D. Employers who discriminate pay an economic penalty imposed by market competition.
Attributing the gender wage gap to ongoing discrimination by employers will likely be incorrect because O a. some of the wage gap is explained by efficiency wages. b. differences in years of work experience likely lead to productivity differences between men and women. O c. compensating differentials usually lead to higher wages for women. Od. All of the above are correct.
C. In proving that there are earnings differentials caused discrimination, what three factors are necessary in a study conducted to prove this point? by
If employers are profit-maximizers, then O competition will always eventually eliminate employment discrimination. O employment discrimination may persist if consumers discriminate. O employment discrimination will persist because it is always profitable. O compensating differentials carinot exist.
12. If an employee suffers intense harassment and quits because of it, there is said to be: O a. harassment O b. constructive discharge O disparate treatment O d. retaliation 13. If an employment rule which on its face is neutral, has the effect of causing illegal discrimination, there is said to be a disparate impact. О а. True оь. False 14. There may be a defense of Select Jin. in a situation where an employer rewards on the basis of productivity and it happens to produce the appearance of discrimination in pay.
As an employer, you can minimize discrimination based on implicit bias when hiring employees if you base your hiring decisions on: O the track records of similar applicants in the past rather than full assessments of individual applicants. O carefully structured assessments of individual candidates rather than gut feelings. O a conscious effort to hire members of a group that is discriminated against. O gut feelings about the likely productivity of individual job applicants.
Give an example of how discrimination might persistin a competitive market.
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S n abus tions Dashboard or Education The figures given below show the demand (D)and supply (S) curves of labor in two different markets. Figure 16.3 Wage Rate 18 12 Market A S Q₁ Quantity (Hours) Wage Rate 27 D 18 12 #tv Market B Q₁ D Which of the following is a reason for the wage differential shown in Figure 16.3? Quantity (Hours) O Market A represents the market for a risky occupation. O Working conditions offered by the firms in Market B are uncongenial. O The workers in Market B are unionized whereas the workers in Market A are not. O Market B hires a larger number of skilled workers than Market A. O The workers in Market B are more productive than the workers in Market A. AQ Daydreamer Aa