Students Sometimes Complain That Scores on the Graduate Record Exam

question 62

Multiple Choice

Students sometimes complain that scores on the Graduate Record Exam GRE) are not related to how well students perform in graduate school. Essentially the students are saying that the GRE does not have

• A) reliability.
• B) internal consistency.
• C) predictive validity.
• D) discriminant validity.

Describe how wage differences among workers can be explained by various factors including human capital, discrimination, and unions.

Evaluate the concepts of compensating differentials and compensating variation.

Interpret labor market outcomes through the analysis of supply and demand figures.

Understand the empirical challenges in analyzing wage differentials and discrimination.

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