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Difficulty in measuring the extent of discrimination.
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- Does the earnings gap between the average wages of females and the average wages of males prove labor market discrimination? Why or why not?arrow_forwardWhat policies, when used together with antidiscrimination laws, might help to reduce the earnings gap between men and women or between white and black workers?arrow_forwardIf it is not profitable to discriminate, why does discrimination persist?arrow_forward
- You are considering hiring an employee whose marginal revenue product will be $17 per hour, and the market wage for such workers is $15 per hour. You should Select one: a. hire the worker, but agree to pay her $19 per hour. b. not hire the worker since the marginal revenue product is too high. c. not hire the worker because the gap between marginal revenue product and the wage is not large enough. d. hire the worker at the market wage.arrow_forwardAnswering all questions compulsory...arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements proves the existence of wage discrimination? a. Male prison guards earn more on average than female prison guards. b. Professor of economics earn more on average than professors of gender studies. c. Men earn more on average than women. d. All of the above prove the existence of wage discrimination. e. None of the above prove the existence of wage discrimination.arrow_forward
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