In a Study Conducted by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullianthan

question 177

Multiple Choice

In a study conducted by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullianthan, identical resumes were sent in response to help wanted ads in newspapers, with half of the resumes assigned an African-American-sounding name and half assigned a white-sounding name.The study found that

• A)employers were equally likely to interview workers with white-sounding names and with African-American-sounding names.
• B)employers were 50 percent less likely to interview workers with African-American-sounding names.
• C)employers were 50 percent less likely to interview workers with white-sounding names.
• D)no employers chose to interview workers with African-American-sounding names.

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Definitions:

Unchanged Resource Prices

A situation where the prices of inputs required for production remain constant over a certain period.

Industry Type

A classification that groups companies based on similar business activities, products, or services.

Increasing Cost Industry

An industry in which costs per unit of output rise as the scale of production increases, often due to resource limitations or increasing input prices.

Factor Prices

The cost of inputs used in production, such as labor, land, and capital, which are influenced by supply and demand for these factors.