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9. The lower levels of education for black workers can also be a result of discrimination. It may be a form of:

a. pre-labor market discrimination

b. direct discrimination by employers in the labor market

c. both a and b

d. only a

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2. Gender discrimination in the labor market occurs when

a. employers pay women less than men despite having comparable levels of education, experience, and expertise.

b. employers pay men more than women despite having comparable levels of education, experience, and expertise.

c. both of the above

d. none of the above

Two economists agree that labor market discrimination against certain workers unfairly leads to lower wages for the disfavored group. Economist X argues that government intervention is most likely necessary to eliminate this unfair treatment, whereas Economist York argues that the best solution to the unfair treatment is to let the market work to eliminate it on its own.

Economist Y is most likely to be correct when labor and product markets are highly competitive and the lower wages of the disfavored group result from:

A. Differences in human capital
B. Statistical discrimination
C. Discrimination by employers.

10. Gary Becker, who won the Nobel Prize in economics in 1992, was one of the first to analyze discrimination in economic terms, concluded that:

a. discrimination has consequences for people being discriminated against, as well as for the people engaged in it.

b. over time black workers would be pushed out of places where discrimination was prevalent and disproportionately work where discrimination was least evident. 

c. greater competition would act as a strong force in reducing labor-market discrimination.

d. all of the above

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