Suppose there are two occupations: nurses and doctors. Draw hypothetical supply and demand graphs for male and female workers to both occupations assuming that some of each prefers each job. Now, assume that medical school admissions officers assume that women are unqualified to be doctors so all women find work as nurses. Show the effects of discrimination on your graph.

Q: Briefly discuss the utilitarian, right, and justice arguments against discrimination.

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Q: Tom and Jerry work for the Same company, but Tom earns evidence of wage discrimination? Explain-

A: Wage discrimination means paying someone less due to of their age,race, gender or religion.

Q: briefly discuss the different types of discrimination found in the labour markets. Use Examples in…

A: Labor market discrimination occurs when different groups of labors do not get fair wages and are…

Q: In what decades did US female labor force participation increase the most rapidly? What factors…

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Q: Suppose that, on average, men earn $17 an hour and have an average of 15 years of schooling. Women…

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Q: Give an example of how discrimination might persistin a competitive market.

A: In competitive markets, discrimination generally occurs when the state or the government forms a…

Q: Ritholtz references a research paper that examined 38 states and regions from 1979 to 2016. This…

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Q: Explain the discrimination coefficient.

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Q: Why do economists say that discrimination is inerhently inefficent and therefore will not occur in…

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Q: ecessarily examples of discrimination. Is an example of discrimination Is not necessarily an example…

A: LMD is defined as a situation where workers  are treated differently in terms of recruitment, pay,…

Q: Use a demand-and-supply model to explain the impact of occupational segregation or “crowding” on the…

A: Occupational segregation is the distribution, based on demographic factors, most often gender, of…

Q: Which of the following is not linked to wage inequality for Latinas and African American women? Rise…

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Q: Which of the following is part of the economic analysis of discrimination? A. Employers who…

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Q: What is statistical discrimination? Why do employers use group membership as an indicator of a…

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Q: Discrimination in the labour market The following table lists the name, height, and minimum wage 10…

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Q: Suppose male wages are determined by the earnings function WM = 25 + 0.40EM and female wages are…

A: Given that, WM = 25+0.40EM WF = 15 + 0.20EF Women experience =10 Men experience = 20

Q: With examples, define Monopsonistic discrimination.

A: Monopsony is the market where there is single buyer.

Q: Does inequality necessarily suggest unfairness? Explain.

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Q: How are Labor Markets Affected by Discrimination? What is meant by a Poverty Trap?

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Q: a. as the African American-white wage ratio falls, firms will raise their discrimination…

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Q: Suppose that Frances receives higher pay at her workplace than her colleagues do, even though they…

A: a) Wages that are higher than the market equilibrium are known as efficiency wages. Companies that…

Q: How are Labor Markets Affected by Discrimination?

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Q: What difficulties arise in deciding whether a group of workers has a lower wage because of…

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Q: specify what types of discrimination is/are explained in the case study regarding the formal…

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Q: Explain why market forces are likely to eliminate discrimination

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Q: Most economists believe that only part of the gap between the wages of white males and the wages of…

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Q: What are the welfare effects of a binding minimum wage? Use a graphical approach to show what…

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Q: Using the concept of opportunity cost, explain why discrimination against any population group is…

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Q: Does a gap between the average earnings of men and women, or between whites and blacks, prove that…

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Q: How does poverty relate to discrimination and inequality? Explain

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Q: Explain the arguments against discrimination in your own words.

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Q: You are less likely to find a monopsonistic labor market in a large city such as…

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Price Discrimination

Price discrimination or differential pricing is based on the principle that the seller will charge the buyer a price based on the buyer’s ability and willingness to pay for the product rather than applying uniform pricing for all.