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11) Discrimination that occurs when people’s preferences cause them to discriminate against a certain group is referred to as:
A) group discrimination.
B) implicit discrimination.
C) explicit discrimination.
D) taste-based discrimination
12) An employer discriminating against Asian workers is an example of:
A) implicit discrimination.
B) explicit discrimination.
C) statistical discrimination.
D) taste-based discrimination.
13) The market implications of taste-based discrimination was in part developed by:
A) Gary Becker.
B) Amartya Sen.
C) Simon Kuznets.
D) Paul Samuelson.
14) When expectations cause people to discriminate against a certain group, it is referred to as:
A) preferential bias.
B) implicit discrimination.
C) statistical discrimination.
D) taste-based discrimination.
15) Based on research conducted on the productivity of Hispanic and non-Hispanic workers, an employer decides to hire non-Hispanic workers. This is an example of:
A) explicit discrimination.
B) implicit discrimination.
C) statistical discrimination.
D) taste-based discrimination.
16) Which of the following statements is true?
A) Employers are willing to forego profits when engaging in implicit discrimination.
B) Employers are willing to forego profits when engaging in explicit discrimination.
C) Employers are willing to forego profits when engaging in statistical discrimination.
D) Employers are willing to forego profits when engaging in taste-based discrimination.
17) Employers engaging in ________ try to enhance their profits.
A) preferential bias
B) implicit discrimination
C) statistical discrimination
D) taste-based discrimination
18) Which of the following correctly identifies a difference between taste-based discrimination and statistical discrimination?
A) Taste-based discrimination is observed in the service sector, whereas statistical discrimination is observed in the manufacturing sector.
B) Taste-based discrimination is observed in the manufacturing sector, whereas statistical discrimination is observed in the service sector.
C) Employers engaging in taste-based discrimination are willing to forego profit, whereas employers engaging in statistical discrimination are trying to enhance profits.
D) Employers engaging in statistical discrimination are willing to forego profit, whereas employers engaging in taste-based discrimination are trying to enhance profits.
19) Which of the following is true of the wage gap between the top 10% of earners and the bottom 10% of earners in the U.S. economy?
A) The wage gap has increased over time.
B) The wage gap has decreased over time.
C) The wage gap has remained the same over time.
D) There is hardly any wage gap between the top 10% of earners and the bottom 10% of earners in the U.S. economy.
20) Technological changes that increase the productivity of skilled workers relative to that of unskilled workers are referred to as:
A) skill-biased technological changes.
B) labor-saving technological changes.
C) unskilled-biased technological changes.
D) labor-complementary technological changes.
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