【国际经济学专题考试试卷十九】Earnings and Discrimination
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Chapter 19
Earnings and Discrimination
TRUE/FALSE
1. A compensating differential refers to a difference in wages that arises from nonmonetary characteristics. ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional
2. A compensating differential is a difference in wages due to higher levels of education or other forms of human
capital.
ANS: F DIF: 1 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional
3. The fact that doctors are paid more than economics professors is an example of a compensating differential. ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Compensating differentials MSC: Definitional
4. A computer is an example of productivity-enhancing human capital.
ANS: F DIF: 2 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Human capital
MSC: Definitional
5. Higher levels of human capital are correlated with higher earnings because firms are willing to pay more for
better-educated workers who have higher marginal productivities.
ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Human capital
MSC: Interpretive
6. As a result of an increase in the earnings gap between skilled and unskilled jobs, the incentive to get a college
education has been declining.
ANS: F DIF: 2 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Increasing value of skills
MSC: Interpretive
7. The rising gap in wages between unskilled and skilled workers is most likely related to a larger increase in
demand for unskilled occupations relative to skilled occupations.
ANS: F DIF: 2 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Increasing value of skills
MSC: Interpretive
8. One hypothesis to explain the rising gap in wages between unskilled and skilled workers in the United States
is that international trade has altered the relative demands for skilled and unskilled workers.
ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Increasing value of skills
MSC: Interpretive
9. The statement that "the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer" is supported by evidence of an expanding
wage gap between high-skill and low-skill workers.
ANS: T DIF: 1 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Increasing value of skills
MSC: Interpretive
10. Some economists suggest that international trade has led to an expanding wage gap between high-skill and
low-skill workers in the United States.
ANS: T DIF: 2 REF: 19-1
NAT: Analytic LOC: Labor markets TOP: Increasing value of skills
MSC: Interpretive
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