Exam 2: Labour Supply: Individual Attachment to the Labour Market

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Consider the situation of a worker who is 'at the corner equilibrium' i.e., he or she is supplying zero hours of work and consuming 16 hours of leisure. In context of the income-leisure framework, which of the following statements is false?

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Which of the diagrams given below corresponds to a budget line with some nonlabour income? (a) (c) (b) (d)

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How often is the Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada?

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Which among the following countries tends to have the lowest labour force participation rates?

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Which of the following diagrams corresponds to a budget line that involves overtime hours with a wage premium? (a) (c) (b) (d)

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In the neo-classical model of labour supply, which of the following is always true?

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Which of the following statements most closely applies to the labour force participation decision?

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Figure 2.5 (b) in the text explains that:

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The wage rate at which the individual worker is indifferent between participating and not participating in the labour force is called the:

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What is indicated by a parallel shift of the budget line?

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Our income-leisure model suggests that moonlighting may be caused by:

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The portion of the population that is surveyed as potential labour force participants consists of:

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Question 12

Which of the following statements is false?

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All of the following patterns of labour market behaviour can be analyzed with the income-leisure framework, except:

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Which of the following statements applies to the unemployed population?

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Consider figure 2.98 in the textbook. Given a wage increase from W0 to W1, the distance between I' and I1 represents:

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Which of the diagrams given below corresponds to a budget line that involves a wage increase? (a) (c) (b) (d)

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An increase in non-market income will have which of the following effects?

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Suppose a worker is observed to be working but is forced to work fewer hours than she really wants to work. Which of the following statements is true?

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Which of the following groups of workers are considered to be part of the labour force?

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Consider the situation of a worker who is 'at the corner equilibrium' i.e., he or she is supplying zero hours of work and consuming 16 hours of leisure. In context of the income-leisure framework, which of the following statements is false?

Which of the diagrams given below corresponds to a budget line with some nonlabour income? (a) (c) (b) (d)

How often is the Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada?

Which among the following countries tends to have the lowest labour force participation rates?

Which of the following diagrams corresponds to a budget line that involves overtime hours with a wage premium? (a) (c) (b) (d)

In the neo-classical model of labour supply, which of the following is always true?

Which of the following statements most closely applies to the labour force participation decision?

Figure 2.5 (b) in the text explains that:

The wage rate at which the individual worker is indifferent between participating and not participating in the labour force is called the:

What is indicated by a parallel shift of the budget line?

Our income-leisure model suggests that moonlighting may be caused by:

The portion of the population that is surveyed as potential labour force participants consists of:

Which of the following statements is false?

All of the following patterns of labour market behaviour can be analyzed with the income-leisure framework, except:

Which of the following statements applies to the unemployed population?

Consider figure 2.98 in the textbook. Given a wage increase from W0 to W1, the distance between I' and I1 represents:

Which of the diagrams given below corresponds to a budget line that involves a wage increase? (a) (c) (b) (d)

An increase in non-market income will have which of the following effects?

Suppose a worker is observed to be working but is forced to work fewer hours than she really wants to work. Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following groups of workers are considered to be part of the labour force?

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