According to the theory of statistical discrimination:
A) the process of competition should put discriminating employers at a competitive disadvantage
B) the discrimination coefficient is a measure of prejudice in the labor market
C) there will be discriminatory wage differentials because a firm with market power distinguishes between different groups with different elasticities of labor supply
D) a person is judged on the basis of the average characteristics of her or his demographic group
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Q24: 31 refer to the following diagram, in
Q25: The statistical discrimination model and Becker's "taste-for-discrimination"
Q26: Assume that all workers are equally productive,but
Q27: 31 refer to the following diagram, in
Q28: Statistical discrimination is:
A)the use of some observable
Q30: An employer whose discrimination coefficient approaches infinity:
A)refuses
Q31: Assume that all workers are equally productive,but
Q32: An employer whose discrimination coefficient is zero:
A)refuses
Q33: One implication of Becker's "taste-for-discrimination" model is
Q34: Assuming competitive labor markets,occupational segregation by sex:
A)increases
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