Which of the Following Is an Example of Labor-Market Discrimination

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of labor-market discrimination? You may assume that worker A and worker B have identical characteristics except for the ones listed. A firm offers a higher salary to worker A than worker B because worker A

• A)has more education.
• B)is willing to work the night shift.
• C)is a man, whereas worker B is a woman.
• D)has better performance reviews, indicating higher productivity.

Distinguish between different forms of technological advances (product innovation, process innovation) and their economic impacts.

Understand the mechanisms for protecting intellectual property and their role in encouraging innovation.

Grasp the economic implications of innovation and diffusion in the marketplace.

Understand the distinction between invention, innovation, and diffusion.

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Definitions:

Incarceration

The act of confining an individual, typically as a legal punishment for a crime.

Recidivism

The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend, often used as a measure of the effectiveness of criminal justice systems and rehabilitation programs.

Strain Theories

Theories in sociology that relate the origins of deviant behavior and crime to the pressures and stresses felt by individuals to achieve societal goals when they lack the means to do so legally.

Subcultural Theories

Theories that explain the behaviors and beliefs of subgroups within a larger society, often used to understand youth and countercultures.