A Study Conducted by Economists Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan

question 42

Multiple Choice

A study conducted by economists Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan found evidence of labor-market discrimination based on which of the following findings?

• A)Restaurant customers preferred to be waited on by white waitresses rather than black waitresses.
• B)Black basketball players earned more than white basketball players.
• C)Employers were more likely to request interviews with job applicants with "white" names such as Greg than from applicants with "black" names such as Jamal.
• D)Employers were more likely to request interviews with job applicants with "masculine" names such as Mark than from applicants with "feminine" names such as Lisa.

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Definitions:

Protonephridia

A network of dead-end tubules lacking internal openings in certain invertebrates, serving as an excretory and osmoregulatory system.

Nephridia

Excretory organs in many invertebrates, responsible for the removal of waste products from an organism's body.

Lancelets

Small, fish-like marine animals belonging to the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their role as a model organism in evolutionary biology.

Nephridiopores

External openings of the nephridia, which are excretory organs in many invertebrates, allowing waste to exit the body.