QUESTION 25
The payment of efficiency wages may result in higher rates of
unemployment because
firms will lay off workers once productivity increases.
quit rates tend to be higher at firms paying efficiency wages
since workers must work harder than at other firms.
employees at low-wage firms may decide that expected earnings
can be increased by searching for employment among employers paying
efficiency wages.
firms that pay efficiency wages work their existing workers
longer hours.
2 points
QUESTION 26...
Study 1: Unemployment Rates in Areas Where Minimum Wages Are
Higher in the Cities Than in Surrounding Suburbs City Unemployment
Rates Suburb Unemployment Rates P1 P 1 = 0.069 P2 P 2 = 0.062 N1 N
1 = 52 cities N2 N 2 = 56 suburbs The Z(obtained) test statistic is
1.99. Using a significance level of .05, the Z(critical) is +1.645.
Which of the following is the appropriate conclusion to your
hypothesis test? The difference between the unemployment rates...
the higher the anticipated inflation rate, ...
a. the more workers will ask for in wages and the more firms
will agree to pay
b.the more workers will ask for in wages and the less firms will
agree to pay
c. the less workers will ask for in wages and the less firms
will agree to pay
d. the higher the real wage increases offered by firm
e. the higher the real wage increases asked for by workers
Briefly explain why the unemployment rate is, on
average, higher in many other developed countries than the United
States and given examples of such higher averages. In your
explanation, touch on at least 2 labor market factors.
workers with higher levels of education tend to earn higher
wages.
given the individual’s discount rate, the present value of the
benefits of the investment are greater than or equal to the present
value of the costs of the investment.
The internal rate of return associated with the investment is
positive.
All of these.
QUESTION 32
Holding all else constant, workers in industries that pay higher
wages have lower quit rates. This finding is consistent with the
view that
quits...
When the economy experiences a decline (lower GDP, meaning a
recession), the result is higher unemployment rates. So, one of the
policies that the government can use to increase GDP, which lowers
Unemployment Rate is to lower interest rate. Now, how does a lower
interest rate lead to higher GDP and lower unemployment? explain
the process.
The unemployment rate of persons with a disability is typically
higher than for those with no disability. Recent statistics report
that this rate is 13.4%. An advocacy group in a large city located
in the southeastern region of the U.S. selected a random sample of
250 persons with a disability. What is the probability that no more
than 25 persons in this sample are unemployed? (Round to four
decimal places.)
Briefly provide your understanding of the relationship
between economic growth (GDP growth), high/low unemployment,
high/low wages, and the way they impact one another.
According to efficiency wage theory, higher wages paid by firms
DO NOT lead to
1)structural unemployment
2)wages above their equilibrium
3)lower firm profits
4)increased worker productivity