In a Study Conducted by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullianthan

question 79

Multiple Choice

In a study conducted by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullianthan, identical resumes were sent in response to help wanted ads in newspapers, with half of the resumes assigned an African-American-sounding name and half assigned a white-sounding name.The study found that

• A)employers were equally likely to interview workers with white-sounding names and with African-American-sounding names.
• B)employers were 50 percent more likely to interview workers with African-American-sounding names.
• C)employers were 50 percent more likely to interview workers with white-sounding names.
• D)no employers chose to interview workers with African-American-sounding names.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study whose changes depend on the manipulation of one or more independent variables.

Consumption

The use of goods and services by households, representing the end phase of the economic process as goods are utilized to fulfill needs or wants.

Income

Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.

Directly Related

A relationship between two variables in which they move in the same direction.