Question 1

Women earn less on average than men.Which of the following would be the logical conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A) Women must be the victim of employment discrimination. 
B) Women must be less productive. 
C) Men must be more highly motivated and materialistic. 
D) Without consideration of preferences and productivity factors,differences in unadjusted mean earnings do not necessarily reflect employment discrimination. 
A) Women must be the victim of employment discrimination. 
B) Women must be less productive. 
C) Men must be more highly motivated and materialistic. 
D) Without consideration of preferences and productivity factors,differences in unadjusted mean earnings do not necessarily reflect employment discrimination.

Question 2

As the proportion of women preparing for careers as professionals increases,

Accepted Answer

A) their years of work experience will become more similar to men. 
B) the female/male earnings ratio will rise. 
C) their level of human capital will become more similar to men. 
D) all of the above. 
A) their years of work experience will become more similar to men. 
B) the female/male earnings ratio will rise. 
C) their level of human capital will become more similar to men. 
D) all of the above.

Question 3

During the last two or three decades,the educational and career choices of women have become

Accepted Answer

A) more like those of men,and the earnings of women have declined relative to those of men. 
B) more like those of men,and the earnings of women have increased relative to those of men. 
C) less like those of men,and the earnings of women have increased relative to those of men. 
D) less like those of men,and the earnings of women have declined relative to those of men. 
A) more like those of men,and the earnings of women have declined relative to those of men. 
B) more like those of men,and the earnings of women have increased relative to those of men. 
C) less like those of men,and the earnings of women have increased relative to those of men. 
D) less like those of men,and the earnings of women have declined relative to those of men.

Question 4

Evaluate the following: "Employers who discriminate against women will have lower costs than rival firms that hire employees strictly on the basis of merit (productivity)."

Accepted Answer

Economic theory suggests that this view

Question 5

Which of the following is true about those graduating with college degrees?

Accepted Answer

A) The proportion of college degrees earned by women has been declining in recent decades. 
B) The proportion of college degrees earned by women has been virtually constant during the last four decades. 
C) In 2008,only about 42 percent of those graduating from college were women. 
D) In 2008,only about 42 percent of those graduating from college were men. 
A) The proportion of college degrees earned by women has been declining in recent decades. 
B) The proportion of college degrees earned by women has been virtually constant during the last four decades. 
C) In 2008,only about 42 percent of those graduating from college were women. 
D) In 2008,only about 42 percent of those graduating from college were men.

Question 6

Which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence of employment discrimination against female employees?

Accepted Answer

A) The average wage of female workers is lower than the average wage of males. 
B) The average wage of female employees is lower than the average wage of males with similar productive characteristics. 
C) The mean number of years of schooling of female workers is lower than that of males. 
D) The average hours worked by female employees is less than the average hours worked by males. 
A) The average wage of female workers is lower than the average wage of males. 
B) The average wage of female employees is lower than the average wage of males with similar productive characteristics. 
C) The mean number of years of schooling of female workers is lower than that of males. 
D) The average hours worked by female employees is less than the average hours worked by males.

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Employers who discriminate against women will have lower costs than rival firms that hire employees strictly on the basis of merit (productivity). 
B) On average,the number of hours worked per year by women in the labor force is greater than the hours worked by men in the labor force. 
C) The female/male earnings ratio is substantially higher for never married persons than for those married with a spouse present. 
D) As the proportion of women preparing for careers as professionals has increased in recent decades,the earnings of women have declined relative to those for men. 
A) Employers who discriminate against women will have lower costs than rival firms that hire employees strictly on the basis of merit (productivity). 
B) On average,the number of hours worked per year by women in the labor force is greater than the hours worked by men in the labor force. 
C) The female/male earnings ratio is substantially higher for never married persons than for those married with a spouse present. 
D) As the proportion of women preparing for careers as professionals has increased in recent decades,the earnings of women have declined relative to those for men.

Exam 39: Earnings Differences Between Men and Women

Women earn less on average than men.Which of the following would be the logical conclusion?

As the proportion of women preparing for careers as professionals increases,

During the last two or three decades,the educational and career choices of women have become

Evaluate the following: "Employers who discriminate against women will have lower costs than rival firms that hire employees strictly on the basis of merit (productivity)."

Which of the following is true about those graduating with college degrees?

Which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence of employment discrimination against female employees?

Which of the following is true?

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