Which of the Following Is an Example of Discrimination in the Labor

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of discrimination in the labor market?

• A)Women earn less than men because women are more likely to be employed in occupations that pay less, such as elementary school teachers rather than electrical engineers.
• B)Women earn less than men because women have, on average, fewer years of experience in the labor force because women, on average, periodically leave the labor force to raise children.
• C)A pharmaceutical sales company pays women less than men because the company's customers, physicians and pharmacists, say that they prefer to deal with men rather than women.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Potential Performance

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Actual Performance

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Punctuated Equilibrium Model

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