Exam 5: Movement of Labor and Capital Between Countries

In spring 2010, an explosion on an offshore oildrilling rig caused 11 deaths and a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Shortly thereafter, the U.S.government declared a moratorium on oil drilling in U.S.territorial waters in the Gulf of Mexico and a reexamination of offshore drilling regulations.What were the expected short and longrun effects of these actions on labor in Gulf coastal states?

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Question 21

Does the European Union allow migration among its member countries?

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Question 22

Suppose labor and capital are the only two resources Used for production.In the long run:

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Question 23

Foreignborn workers in the United States tend to:

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Question 24

When Irish immigrants first came to the United States, they were widely discriminated against.A century after a wave of Irish immigration, however, Americans generally look favorably on Irish heritage.How can our models explain this?

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Question 25

Which group of U.S.citizens competes with illegal Immigrants in the United States?

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Question 26

What is the longrun effect of immigration on capital Use in the receiving country?

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Question 27

In which U.S.educational categories were foreign born workers MOST highly concentrated in 2010?

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Question 28

The specificfactors model can also apply to recent Immigration into the United States.There are two Major categories of U.S.immigrants:

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Question 29

In destination countries, as immigration occurs and More labor is employed, in the short run, wages fall And the marginal products of land and capital (fixed Resources):

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Question 30

Between 1870 and 1913, labor migration from the "Old World" (Europe) to the "New World" (the United States, Canada, and Australia):

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Question 31

In the specificfactors model, how will immigration Affect the sending country's production possibilities Frontier?

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Question 32

In the shortrun (specificfactors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) in the Production of the capitalintensive good and a(n) in the production of the landintensive good In the receiving country.

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Question 33

According to the shortrun (specificfactors) model, How will FDI affect wages in the recipient nation?

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Question 34

Economists who have studied the impact of Immigration on world welfare generally find after Considering impacts on all constituencies that world GDP has _______ as a result of immigration of Workers and FDI.

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Question 35

In the short run, immigration lowers wages in both sectors because of what feature of production?

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Question 36

Skillbiased technological changes:

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Question 37

In the shortrun (specificfactors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) in the Return to capital and a(n) in the return to Land in the receiving country.

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Question 38

The H1B visa program is designed:

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Question 39

In the specificfactors model, migration of labor will Cause:

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Does the European Union allow migration among its member countries?

Suppose labor and capital are the only two resources Used for production.In the long run:

Foreignborn workers in the United States tend to:

When Irish immigrants first came to the United States, they were widely discriminated against.A century after a wave of Irish immigration, however, Americans generally look favorably on Irish heritage.How can our models explain this?

Which group of U.S.citizens competes with illegal Immigrants in the United States?

What is the longrun effect of immigration on capital Use in the receiving country?

In which U.S.educational categories were foreign born workers MOST highly concentrated in 2010?

The specificfactors model can also apply to recent Immigration into the United States.There are two Major categories of U.S.immigrants:

In destination countries, as immigration occurs and More labor is employed, in the short run, wages fall And the marginal products of land and capital (fixed Resources):

Between 1870 and 1913, labor migration from the "Old World" (Europe) to the "New World" (the United States, Canada, and Australia):

In the specificfactors model, how will immigration Affect the sending country's production possibilities Frontier?

In the shortrun (specificfactors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) in the Production of the capitalintensive good and a(n) in the production of the landintensive good In the receiving country.

According to the shortrun (specificfactors) model, How will FDI affect wages in the recipient nation?

Economists who have studied the impact of Immigration on world welfare generally find after Considering impacts on all constituencies that world GDP has _______ as a result of immigration of Workers and FDI.

In the short run, immigration lowers wages in both sectors because of what feature of production?

Skillbiased technological changes:

In the shortrun (specificfactors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) in the Return to capital and a(n) in the return to Land in the receiving country.

The H1B visa program is designed:

In the specificfactors model, migration of labor will Cause:

The Global Economy

Trade and Technology: the Ricardian Model

Gains and Losses From Trade in the Specific-Factors Model

Trade and Resources: the Heckscher-Ohlin Model

Increasing Returns to Scale and Monopolistic Competition

Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect Competition

Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition

International Agreements: Trade, Labor, and the Environment

Introduction to Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market

Exchange Rates I: the Monetary Approach in the Long Run

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Exam 5: Movement of Labor and Capital Between Countries

Does the European Union allow migration among its member countries?

Suppose labor and capital are the only two resources Used for production.In the long run:

Foreign­born workers in the United States tend to:

When Irish immigrants first came to the United States, they were widely discriminated against.A century after a wave of Irish immigration, however, Americans generally look favorably on Irish heritage.How can our models explain this?

Which group of U.S.citizens competes with illegal Immigrants in the United States?

What is the long­run effect of immigration on capital Use in the receiving country?

In which U.S.educational categories were foreign­ born workers MOST highly concentrated in 2010?

The specific­factors model can also apply to recent Immigration into the United States.There are two Major categories of U.S.immigrants:

In destination countries, as immigration occurs and More labor is employed, in the short run, wages fall And the marginal products of land and capital (fixed Resources):

Between 1870 and 1913, labor migration from the "Old World" (Europe) to the "New World" (the United States, Canada, and Australia):

In the specific­factors model, how will immigration Affect the sending country's production possibilities Frontier?

In the short­run (specific­factors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) ________ in the Production of the capital­intensive good and a(n) ________ in the production of the land­intensive good In the receiving country.

According to the short­run (specific­factors) model, How will FDI affect wages in the recipient nation?

Economists who have studied the impact of Immigration on world welfare generally find after Considering impacts on all constituencies that world GDP has _______ as a result of immigration of Workers and FDI.

In the short run, immigration lowers wages in both sectors because of what feature of production?

Skill­biased technological changes:

In the short­run (specific­factors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) ________ in the Return to capital and a(n) ________ in the return to Land in the receiving country.

The H1­B visa program is designed:

In the specific­factors model, migration of labor will Cause:

The Global Economy

Trade and Technology: the Ricardian Model

Gains and Losses From Trade in the Specific-Factors Model

Trade and Resources: the Heckscher-Ohlin Model

Increasing Returns to Scale and Monopolistic Competition

Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect Competition

Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition

International Agreements: Trade, Labor, and the Environment

Introduction to Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market

Exchange Rates I: the Monetary Approach in the Long Run

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Foreignborn workers in the United States tend to:

What is the longrun effect of immigration on capital Use in the receiving country?

In which U.S.educational categories were foreign born workers MOST highly concentrated in 2010?

The specificfactors model can also apply to recent Immigration into the United States.There are two Major categories of U.S.immigrants:

In the specificfactors model, how will immigration Affect the sending country's production possibilities Frontier?

In the shortrun (specificfactors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) in the Production of the capitalintensive good and a(n) in the production of the landintensive good In the receiving country.

According to the shortrun (specificfactors) model, How will FDI affect wages in the recipient nation?

Skillbiased technological changes:

In the shortrun (specificfactors) model, foreign direct Investment is expected to cause a(n) in the Return to capital and a(n) in the return to Land in the receiving country.

The H1B visa program is designed:

In the specificfactors model, migration of labor will Cause: