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:

ROI

Return on Investment, a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment or compare the efficiency of several different investments.

Required Rate

A term often used to signify the minimum return or yield that investors expect from an investment, considering the risk involved.

Average Operating Assets

A metric representing the average value of the assets involved in the operating activities of a business over a period.