Question 1

Which of the following provides public assistance to those who are blind and otherwise disabled?

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A)  Medicare
B)  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
C)  Medicaid
D)  TANFE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 2

The poverty rate for African Americans is

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A)  greater than for any other racial or ethnic group.
B)  below that for whites.
C)  considerably lower than that for Hispanics.
D)  below that for persons 65 years of age or older.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

As the area between the Lorenz curve and diagonal gets larger, the Gini ratio

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A)  rises to reflect greater equality.
B)  rises to reflect greater inequality.
C)  falls to reflect greater inequality.
D)  falls to reflect greater equality.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

Refer to the table. The rise in percentage of income received from before taxes and transfers to after taxes and transfers is greatest for the

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A)  third 20 percent of households.
B)  second 20 percent of households.
C)  highest 20 percent of households.
D)  lowest 20 percent of households.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Social Security is financed

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A)  by state income tax revenues.
B)  by payroll taxes on employees and employers.
C)  by federal excise taxes.
D)  out of general tax revenues.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The crowding model of occupational segregation shows how white males earn higher incomes at the expense of women and minorities who are restricted to a limited number of occupations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The unequal distribution of wealth among households in the United States is one of the causes of income inequality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program

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A)  put a limit on receiving welfare payments and required able-bodied adults to work after receiving assistance for two years.
B)  increased the number of people receiving welfare benefits and the amount of the assistance.
C)  required businesses to monitor low-income workers and used federal funds to supplement their pay.
D)  required the use of food stamps for food purchases by families but permitted cash assistance to be given to the elderly.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The Gini coefficient or ratio is a summary measure of income inequality derived from the Lorenz curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Statistical discrimination occurs when employers base hiring decisions on individual workers' previous employment records and statistics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The degree of inequality in income distribution based on single-year data is

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A)  understated even though it takes into account income mobility.
B)  overstated because it does not take into account income mobility.
C)  understated because it does not take into account income mobility.
D)  overstated even though it takes into account income mobility.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Perfect income equality would yield a Gini ratio of

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A)  2.
B)  1.
C)  0.
D)  0.5.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The movement of individuals and households from one income quintile to another over time is called

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A)  income averaging.
B)  wealth turnover.
C)  income mobility.
D)  the ratchet effect.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Refer to the diagram. Which of the following would be consistent with a decrease in racial prejudice against African Americans and thus a decrease in the discrimination coefficients of employers, taken as a group?

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A)  a shift in the labor demand curve from D₃ to D₂
B)  an increase in the African-American wage rate from W₁ to W₂
C)  a reduction in African-American employment from Q₃ to Q₂
D)  a decrease in the African-American wage rate from W₂ to W₁E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Income mobility

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A)  makes lifetime income inequality among income receivers in the United States less than income inequality in any single year.
B)  is less in the United States than in most developing nations.
C)  refers to the movement of wage earners from one job to another.
D)  reduces the total percentage of households in the lowest quintile of the income distribution over time.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

African-American worker Jackson earns $30,000 per year; white worker Johnson earns $40,000 per year. On the basis of this information, we can conclude that

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A)  it is not clear whether discrimination is present in this situation.
B)  there are no discriminatory forces at work in the labor market.
C)  Jackson is being discriminated against, but the dollar amount is unclear.
D)  Jackson is being discriminated against in the amount of $10,000 per year.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The eligibility basis for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP, formerly called the food-stamp program) is

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A)  age.
B)  illness.
C)  income.
D)  disability.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Suppose an employer is biased against African Americans. If his discrimination coefficient is $2, the employer will

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A)  randomly hire African-American and white workers if the actual African-American-white wage differential is more than $2.
B)  randomly hire African-American and white workers if the actual African-American-white wage differential is less than $2.
C)  hire only African Americans if the actual African-American-white wage differential is less than $2.
D)  hire only whites if the actual African-American-white wage differential is less than $2.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The taste-for-discrimination model examines an employer's prejudice and discrimination in hiring by using tools of

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A)  demand theory.
B)  theory of costs.
C)  production theory.
D)  profit theory.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Suppose that a prejudiced white employer is willing to hire white workers at a rate of $16/hour, and this employer has a discrimination coefficient of $4. This implies that the employer would

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A)  not hire a nonwhite worker regardless of wage rate.
B)  hire a nonwhite worker only at a rate of $12/hour or less.
C)  actually pay a white worker $20/hour.
D)  pay a nonwhite worker only $4/hour.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Exam 23: Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

Suppose that a prejudiced white employer is willing to hire white workers at a rate of $16/hour, and this employer has a discrimination coefficient of $4. This implies that the employer would

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Social Security is financed

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Income mobility

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As the area between the Lorenz curve and diagonal gets larger, the Gini ratio

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The taste-for-discrimination model examines an employer's prejudice and discrimination in hiring by using tools of

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Refer to the diagram. Which of the following would be consistent with a decrease in racial prejudice against African Americans and thus a decrease in the discrimination coefficients of employers, taken as a group?

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The degree of inequality in income distribution based on single-year data is

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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program

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Suppose an employer is biased against African Americans. If his discrimination coefficient is $2, the employer will

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The poverty rate for African Americans is

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Refer to the table. The rise in percentage of income received from before taxes and transfers to after taxes and transfers is greatest for the

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The crowding model of occupational segregation shows how white males earn higher incomes at the expense of women and minorities who are restricted to a limited number of occupations.

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The eligibility basis for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP, formerly called the food-stamp program) is

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Which of the following provides public assistance to those who are blind and otherwise disabled?

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The Gini coefficient or ratio is a summary measure of income inequality derived from the Lorenz curve.

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Statistical discrimination occurs when employers base hiring decisions on individual workers' previous employment records and statistics.

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The movement of individuals and households from one income quintile to another over time is called

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Perfect income equality would yield a Gini ratio of

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The unequal distribution of wealth among households in the United States is one of the causes of income inequality.

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African-American worker Jackson earns $30,000 per year; white worker Johnson earns $40,000 per year. On the basis of this information, we can conclude that

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