Question 1

Which of the following demographic groups does not bear a disproportionate burden of poverty?

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A)  households headed by women
B)  persons 65 or over
C)  Hispanics
D)  children under 18

Question 2

The incidence of poverty is very high among the elderly (65 years or older).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which is correct?

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A)  Wealth is less equally distributed than income and therefore increases income inequality.
B)  Wealth is more equally distributed than income and therefore increases income inequality.
C)  Wealth is less equally distributed than income and therefore decreases income inequality.
D)  Wealth is more equally distributed than income and therefore decreases income inequality.

Question 4

The Social Security program is financed with funds from general tax revenues of the federal government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The effect of the so-called welfare cliff is that it discourages welfare recipients from doing the following, except

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A)  working more hours.
B)  finding and transitioning into higher-paying jobs.
C)  applying for an extension of the welfare payment.
D)  acquiring education and training for better jobs.

Question 6

(Last Word)  Between 1995 and 2007 in the United States,

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A)  average U.S.household wealth increased and median household wealth declined.
B)  average U.S.household wealth declined and median household wealth increased.
C)  both average and median U.S.household wealth declined.
D)  both average and median U.S.household wealth increased.

Question 7

Which of the following terms describes a system of subsidized health insurance available to the aged?

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A)  Medicare
B)  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
C)  Medicaid
D)  TANF

Question 8

If a law firm prefers to hire men over women because the firm has found men to be more productive, on average, then the firm is practicing

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A)  wage discrimination.
B)  reverse discrimination.
C)  statistical discrimination.
D)  human-capital discrimination.

Question 9

In 2014, a household with an annual income of $23,000 would find itself in the

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A)  highest quintile of the household income distribution.
B)  lowest quintile of the household income distribution.
C)  second lowest quintile of the household income distribution.
D)  second highest quintile of the household income distribution.

Question 10

Which of the following Gini ratios indicates the highest degree of income inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.78
B)  0.65
C)  0.29
D)  0.42

Question 11

Suppose the market wage rate for whites is $18 an hour and the monetary value a prejudiced employer attaches to the disutility of hiring African Americans is $3.This employer will be indifferent between hiring African Americans and whites only when the African-American wage rate is

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A)  $3.
B)  $12.
C)  $15.
D)  $21.

Question 12

The basic reason why the debate between income equality versus inequality is ongoing is because there is a trade-off between income equality and economic efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a basic difference between Medicare and Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicare is financed by a payroll tax, while Medicaid is financed by general tax revenues.
B)  Medicare is a federal program, while Medicaid is a state-government program.
C)  Medicare is mostly based on age, while Medicaid is mostly based on income.
D)  Medicare is a social insurance program, while Medicaid is a public assistance program.

Question 14

Differences in the amounts and quality of education and training

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A)  combine with differences in mental, physical, and aesthetic talents to produce income inequality.
B)  explain none of the income inequality in the United States.
C)  explain nearly all the income inequality in the United States.
D)  have lessened in the United States in the past decade, sharply reducing income inequality.

Question 15

Economic discrimination puts the economy inside its production possibilities curve because discrimination

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A)  redistributes income from low-paid to high-paid persons.
B)  promotes present consumption rather than production of capital goods.
C)  arbitrarily blocks women and certain minorities from higher-productivity, higher-wage jobs and thus keeps the economy from producing its maximum output.
D)  often causes inflation, which reduces the nation's real output.

Question 16

One of the major causes of income inequality is differences in

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A)  unemployment benefits.
B)  transportation.
C)  education.
D)  housing.

Question 17

The top 20 percent of U.S.income earners receive nearly 80 percent of total U.S.income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is a major reason for the growing income inequality in the United States since 1975?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher marginal tax rates
B)  unemployment benefits
C)  rising number of skilled workers
D)  import competition

Question 19

A major difference between social insurance and welfare is that social insurance

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A)  exclusively involves older Americans, whereas welfare is confined mainly to mothers with young children.
B)  forces recipients to demonstrate need, while welfare does not.
C)  is normally financed by earmarked payroll taxes, while welfare is financed out of general tax revenues.
D)  provides cash transfers, while welfare does not.

Question 20

Since 1975, the distribution of household income in the United States has

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A)  moved toward greater inequality.
B)  moved toward greater equality.
C)  remained about the same.
D)  fluctuated considerably.

Exam 23: Income Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

(Last Word) Between 1995 and 2007 in the United States,

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The incidence of poverty is very high among the elderly (65 years or older).

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The top 20 percent of U.S.income earners receive nearly 80 percent of total U.S.income.

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Differences in the amounts and quality of education and training

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If a law firm prefers to hire men over women because the firm has found men to be more productive, on average, then the firm is practicing

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Since 1975, the distribution of household income in the United States has

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In 2014, a household with an annual income of $23,000 would find itself in the

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One of the major causes of income inequality is differences in

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Economic discrimination puts the economy inside its production possibilities curve because discrimination

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Which is correct?

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Suppose the market wage rate for whites is $18 an hour and the monetary value a prejudiced employer attaches to the disutility of hiring African Americans is $3.This employer will be indifferent between hiring African Americans and whites only when the African-American wage rate is

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The basic reason why the debate between income equality versus inequality is ongoing is because there is a trade-off between income equality and economic efficiency.

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Which of the following demographic groups does not bear a disproportionate burden of poverty?

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The Social Security program is financed with funds from general tax revenues of the federal government.

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A major difference between social insurance and welfare is that social insurance

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Which of the following Gini ratios indicates the highest degree of income inequality?

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Which of the following is not a basic difference between Medicare and Medicaid?

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The effect of the so-called welfare cliff is that it discourages welfare recipients from doing the following, except

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Which of the following is a major reason for the growing income inequality in the United States since 1975?

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Which of the following terms describes a system of subsidized health insurance available to the aged?

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