In theory, imports might injure workers in several different
ways: fewer jobs, lower wages, or poor...
In theory, imports might injure workers in several different
ways: fewer jobs, lower wages, or poor working conditions. Provide
a counterpoint for each and describe.
TRUE OR FALSE
5. TRADE SURPLUS = EXPORTS > IMPORTS; MORE DOMESTIC JOBS; AND
LOWER CONSUMER
PRICES; AND THIS IS GOOD FOR THE US ECONOMY.
6. GENERALLY THE HIGHER THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, THE HIGHER THE
INFLATION RATE.
7. Ed > 1 Product is Inelastic.
8. STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT IS BETTER AND EASIER TO FIX COMPARED
TO FRICTION
UNEMPLOYMENT.
9. ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE IS WHEN A COMPETITOR CAN MAKE A PRODUCT
WITH MORE
RESOURCES AND SLIGHTLY LOWER COSTS.
10. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IS WHEN...
Suppose jobs vary along two dimensions: wages and noise and that
all workers dislike noise but vary in their distaste for it. Assume
that the combinations of wages and noise for which firms’ profits
are zero are given by the equation W = 5 + .1N (for 0?N?100) where
W is the wage in dollars per hour and N is the noise the worker is
subjected to, in decibels. Also, assume at the jobsite of any firm
that spends nothing...
‘Wage compression’ occurs when variability in wages is lower
than variability in workers’ performance or output. Why is this
phenomenon a puzzle for standard economic theory? Why do (some)
organisations compress wages?
True or False. Draw a graph (such as supply and demand diagrams) to support your answer:
Free trade with China hurts the US economy because Chinese workers are willing to work at lower wages compared with US workers.
Employers and workers
can increase output and employment by agreeing to lower nominal
wages. Reasons they do not do so include:Select one:a. they are operating under inflexible long-term contractsb. negotiating additional short-term contracts is expensive and
time consumingc. the incentive to accept a lower wage is reduced by the
prospect of receiving unemployment benefitsd. all of the above
There are several different types of tax rates that taxpayers
might use in different contexts. Describe each tax rate (average,
effective, and marginal) and how a taxpayer might use it for tax
planning.
Several ideas might explain the persistence of alleles that
lower individual fitness. Label the lettered parts of your answer.
A. What is a kin-selected gene? B. What is a sexually antagonistic
gene? C. Which of these two best explains the persistence of
alleles associated with male homosexuality in human populations?
Explain your thinking.