Question 1

List the factors that have contributed to growing inequality in incomes in the United States.

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The factors that have contribu...

Question 2

Suppose that Jane earns $10,000 in year 1 and $15,000 in year 2, while Jim earns $15,000 in year 1 and $10,000 in year 2. Is there income equality for the two individuals?

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A)  The annual data indicate equality, but the two-year data indicate inequality.
B)  The annual data indicate inequality, but the two-year data indicate equality.
C)  Both the annual and the two-year data indicate equality.
D)  Both the annual and the two-year data indicate inequality.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Explain how the Gini ratio is measured and what it means.

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The Gini ratio is a numerical measure of...

Question 4

The Gini ratio

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A)  measures the relative extent of poverty in a nation.
B)  compares the income of persons, households, or households at the 90th percentile of the income distribution to the income at the 10th percentile.
C)  is a numerical measure of the overall dispersion of income in a nation.
D)  is found by dividing the entire area below and to the right of the diagonal in the Lorenz diagram by the area between the diagonal and Lorenz curve.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

A reduction in the redistribution of income

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A)  lowers the poverty rate for people.
B)  raises people's standard of living.
C)  results in more income inequality.
D)  results in less income inequality.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

When the distribution of income is adjusted for noncash transfers, the income distribution shows

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A)  perfect equality.
B)  greater equality.
C)  greater inequality.
D)  little, if any, change.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Suppose Copernicus Corporation hires Damon Danielson rather than Elmer Ellison, simply because Damon is a graduate of an Ivy League school, while Elmer is a graduate of a small public university. Elmer is actually more qualified than Damon. This is an example of

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A)  statistical discrimination.
B)  irrational behavior.
C)  monopsony exploitation.
D)  human-capital discrimination.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following Gini ratios indicates the highest degree of income inequality?

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A)  0.78
B)  0.65
C)  0.29
D)  0.42E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

For which of the following income-maintenance programs is aggregate spending the greatest?

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A)  Medicare
B)  Social Security
C)  Unemployment compensation
D)  TANFE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The U.S. poverty rate was, in 2017, a little over 12 percent..

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The crowding model is primarily concerned with explaining

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A)  occupational discrimination.
B)  human-capital discrimination.
C)  the size of the discrimination coefficient.
D)  why affirmative action is reverse discrimination.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

The equality-efficiency trade-off suggests that

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A)  welfare programs stimulate incentives to work.
B)  inefficiencies result when incentives to produce are reduced.
C)  noncash transfers are superior to cash transfers.
D)  economic growth is the best means of reducing poverty.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of statistical discrimination?

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A)  An employer hires only white workers even though there are otherwise identical African-American workers available at lower pay.
B)  Female students in college business schools are overrepresented in human resource management courses and underrepresented in finance courses.
C)  A young woman who plans to work for only five to seven years after graduating college decides that getting an advanced degree "just won't pay off."
D)  A firm hires a man rather than a woman for a specific job because, on average, women have higher rates of absenteeism than do men.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

What is a Lorenz curve? How is it constructed?

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The Lorenz curve is a curve showing the ...

Question 15

Suppose the total income of an economy is analogous to a pizza, with the division of the pizza representing income distribution. The relevance of this analogy to income distribution would be best reflected in which one of the following questions?

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A)  If resources are used to make pizza, what other goods and services must be given up to do this?
B)  If cutting a pizza in more equal slices shrinks the pizza, how much shrinkage will society tolerate?
C)  If pizza workers were paid more money, would they become more productive workers for society?
D)  If pizza sales increase, would pizza companies redistribute the profits to their employees?E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

During the past 35 years or so, the degree of income inequality in the United States has decreased considerably.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Earnings received from wealth

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A)  contribute to income inequality.
B)  are the major source of income for families.
C)  are becoming more equal in the society.
D)  are primarily the result of advanced education.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Refer to the diagrams, which show identical marginal utility from income curves for Singer and Catalano. If a given income of $20,000 is initially distributed so that Singer receives $15,000 and Catalano $5,000, the marginal utility

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A)  of the last dollar of income will be greater for Catalano than for Singer.
B)  derived from the last dollar will not be comparable between the two income receivers.
C)  of the last dollar of income will be the same for both Singer and Catalano.
D)  of the last dollar of income will be greater for Singer than for Catalano.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Refer to the graph. The Gini ratio would be greatest for which curve?

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A)  a
B)  b
C)  c
D)  dE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A major difference between social insurance and public assistance is that the

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A)  former is regarded as an earned right while the latter is public charity.
B)  latter is regarded as an earned right while the former is public charity.
C)  latter is financed through earmarked payroll taxes and the former is financed by general tax revenues.
D)  former are state and local programs while the latter are federal programs.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Exam 23: Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

List the factors that have contributed to growing inequality in incomes in the United States.

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A reduction in the redistribution of income

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Suppose that Jane earns $10,000 in year 1 and $15,000 in year 2, while Jim earns $15,000 in year 1 and $10,000 in year 2. Is there income equality for the two individuals?

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A major difference between social insurance and public assistance is that the

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Refer to the diagrams, which show identical marginal utility from income curves for Singer and Catalano. If a given income of $20,000 is initially distributed so that Singer receives $15,000 and Catalano $5,000, the marginal utility

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Suppose the total income of an economy is analogous to a pizza, with the division of the pizza representing income distribution. The relevance of this analogy to income distribution would be best reflected in which one of the following questions?

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When the distribution of income is adjusted for noncash transfers, the income distribution shows

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The Gini ratio

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The crowding model is primarily concerned with explaining

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What is a Lorenz curve? How is it constructed?

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Suppose Copernicus Corporation hires Damon Danielson rather than Elmer Ellison, simply because Damon is a graduate of an Ivy League school, while Elmer is a graduate of a small public university. Elmer is actually more qualified than Damon. This is an example of

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Explain how the Gini ratio is measured and what it means.

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Earnings received from wealth

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For which of the following income-maintenance programs is aggregate spending the greatest?

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Refer to the graph. The Gini ratio would be greatest for which curve?

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Which of the following Gini ratios indicates the highest degree of income inequality?

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Which of the following is an example of statistical discrimination?

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The U.S. poverty rate was, in 2017, a little over 12 percent..

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During the past 35 years or so, the degree of income inequality in the United States has decreased considerably.

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The equality-efficiency trade-off suggests that

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