Labor Economics Quiz No. 7

Between 1990 and 2010, which group did NOT experience growth in their share of the civilian labor force?_____ a. White males b. Blacks/African-Americans c. Hispanics d. Asians and Native Americans

a/White males

In 2000 the labor force participation rate of black women was _________ the rate of white women, while the rate for black men was ________________ the rate of white men. a. greater than; less than b. greater than; equal to c. equal to; equal to d. equal to; less than

a/greater than; less than

The Equal Pay Act of 1963_____ a. outlawed separate pay scales for men and women who perform the same jobs. b. outlawed sexual discrimination in firing of workers. c. outlawed racial discrimination in hiring of workers. d. outlawed sexual discrimination in hiring of workers.

a/outlawed separate pay scales for men and women who perform the same jobs.

Federal antidiscrimination programs appear to_____ a. have hurt the relative earnings of black workers. b. have helped to raise relative earnings of black workers. c. have made no difference in raising relative earnings of black workers. d. have made little difference raising relative earnings of black workers, probably because individual programs have had only small effects.

b/have helped to raise relative earnings of black workers.

Employer discrimination implies that_____ a. there will be no market wage differential. b. some employers give up profits to avoid hiring one group. c. co-workers and customers prefer one group of workers over another. d. if the group discriminated against is small, there will be a wage differential in the market.

b/some employers give up profits to avoid hiring one group.