Discrimination in Labor Market

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Why do employers practice job segregation based on gender or race according to the Crowding Model?

Due to actual differences in job capabilities between men and women

As a result of statistical discrimination

Because some male workers may become disgruntled when working with or taking orders from women (correct)

To take advantage of the productive differences between men and women

In the context of statistical discrimination, what assumption do employers make about certain groups?

That they will have more absences due to family responsibilities

That they are more prone to substance abuse

That they are less capable of performing certain jobs (correct)

That they are less committed to their jobs

Why do women, especially married women, tend to have more absences from work?

Due to family responsibilities (correct)

Due to substance abuse problems

Due to sexual harassment in the workplace

Due to lack of job commitment

What is the primary goal of employers in the context of statistical discrimination?

To maximize profits given the uncertainty about hiring Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying assumption of the Crowding Model?

That social interactions on the job can be unfavorable and affect productivity Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of confining women and ethnic minorities to a limited number of occupations, according to the Crowding Model?

Crowding out and job segregation Signup and view all the answers

In the Employee Discrimination Model, what is the effective wage rate for men who dislike working alongside women?

WM (1 - d) Signup and view all the answers

According to the Employee Discrimination Model, what would be the long-run outcome of employee discrimination?

Segregation and lower wages for women Signup and view all the answers

Why do employees demand higher wages to work in an integrated work site?

Because they dislike working with a certain group Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between men's discrimination coefficient and their productivity?

Higher d means lower productivity Signup and view all the answers

How does the Employee Discrimination Model affect the labor market in the long run?

It leads to lower wages for women Signup and view all the answers

What is the assumption about women's attitudes in the Employee Discrimination Model?

Women are indifferent about the sex of their coworkers Signup and view all the answers

What does the index of segregation measure?

The percentage of women who would have to change occupations for women to be distributed among occupations in the same proportions as men Signup and view all the answers

What would be the outcome if 30% of the total female workers moved from Occupation C to Occupation A and B?

The distributions of male and female workers among occupations would become identical Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the 30% index of segregation in the given example?

Either 30% of male or female workers would have to change occupations for the distributions to be identical Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following occupations has the highest percentage of female workers?

Occupation C Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the index of segregation?

To quantify occupational segregation and identify discrimination Signup and view all the answers

What would be the effect on the index of segregation if the distributions of male and female workers among occupations became identical?

The index of segregation would decrease to 0% Signup and view all the answers

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