Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States

-Economists define discrimination as occurring when:
A) one person receives a lower income for doing an apparently similar job as another.
B) people with similar characteristics experience different economic outcomes because of sex, race, or other noneconomic characteristics.
C) a male professor receives a higher salary than a female professor.
D) people don't like others because of their sex or race.

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Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
 
-Economists define discrimination as occurring when:
A) one person receives a lower income for doing an apparently similar job as another. 
B) people with similar characteristics experience different economic outcomes because of sex, race, or other noneconomic characteristics. 
C) a male professor receives a higher salary than a female professor. 
D) people don't like others because of their sex or race.

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Discrimination occurs when people with similar characteristics (such as education and experience) experience different economic outcomes (such as income) because of non-economic characteristics (such as sex or race). Choice A specifically mentions a similar job, but discrimination can occur even with different jobs. Choices C and D are both examples of discrimination, but they are not comprehensive definitions of the concept.

Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Income Distribution in the United