The Effect of Immigration on Industry Output in the

question 97

Multiple Choice

The effect of immigration on industry output in the
Short run is:

• A)to lower it across all industry.
• B)to raise it in sectors that do not get immigrant workers but lower it where immigrants are employed.
• C)that, surprisingly, additional workers are employed, but there is no effect on industry output.
• D)that it raises industry output overall, and the rise is skewed so industries employing immigrants rise by
• More-thus shifting the PPF.

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Definitions:

Total Market

The total market refers to the entire demand for a specific good or service within a given geographic area or industry.

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in the marketplace.

Deadweight Loss

A dip in economic optimization that happens when the equilibrium of a good or service in the free market is not realized.

Price-Discriminates

The practice of selling the same product to different buyers at different prices based on their willingness to pay, not differences in production costs.