EBK ECONOMICS TODAY
18th Edition
ISBN: 9780100663268
Author: Miller
Publisher: YUZU
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter 9, Problem bFCT
To determine
The impact of change in immigration on the percentage of elderly in the population.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
The last three decades in the United States have been characterized by a very wide gap between the wages of those with more education and those with less. Suppose that workers eventually adjust to this gap by investing more in education, with the result that the wages of less skilled workers rise faster than those of the more-skilled (so that the wage gap between the two falls). How would a decline in the wage gap between the skilled and the unskilled affect immigration to the United States?
True or False. The MB = MC level of immigration is likely to be achieved if we simply let in every person who wishes to immigrate to the United States
In the absence of any legal barriers on immigration from Neolandia to the United Kingdom, the economic conditions in the two countries generate an immigrant flow that is negatively selected. In response, the United Kingdom enacts an immigration policy that restricts entry to Neolandians who are in the top 10 percent of Neolandia’s skill distribution. What type of Neolandian would now migrate to the United Kingdom ?
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- True or False. Research indicates that immigration causes large decreases in the average American wage.arrow_forwardIn the absence of any legal barriers on immigration from Neolandia to the United States, the economic conditions in the two countries generate an immigrant flow that is negatively selected. In response, the United States enacts an immigration policy that restricts entry to Neolandians who are in the top 10 percent of Neolandia’s skill distribution. What type of Neolandian would now migrate to the United States?arrow_forwardThe statements relate to immigration or inequity as it relates to immigration. Identify each statement as either true or false. Statement 1: Countries with even slightly higher standards of living should expect an influx of immigration from their neighboring countries if those countries have a lower standard of living. Statement 2: There is empirical evidence that immigration leads to large increases in unemployment, which causes wages to drop drastically. Statement 3: As a potential solution to an influx of immigration, Case, Fair, and Oster (2012) cite a study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stating that free trade can help to reduce inequity, thereby reducing the need for immigration. Statement 4: Immigration is a local, city‑wide concern as opposed to being a national, country‑wide concern because immigrants stay in the city where they first arrive. Statement 5: Technological change will not cause low‑skilled workers to immigrate to another country with a higher…arrow_forward
- If this upward trend in age at first marriage for both sexes continues, what do you predict will happen to the divorce rate?arrow_forwardIn 2011, the greatest number of legal immigrants arriving in the United States came from: A. India and North Korea.B. the Dominican Republic and Cuba.C. China and Vietnam.D. Mexico and China.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements are true? Which are false? Explain why the false statements are untrue.a. More immigrants arrive to the United States each year illegally than legally.b. The majority of legal immigrants are men.c. Over half the new legal immigrants to the United States each year are from Mexico.d. Most legal immigrants to the United States gain their legal status through employment-based preferences.arrow_forward
- A country with a strict immigration policy is now considering relaxing its policy to permit and encourage immigration in view of its growing aged population. How do the characteristics of immigrants influence the effects of immigration on the receiving country? What are the implications for the receiving country's government policy toward immigration?arrow_forwardWill the TRAIN law lessen or worsen poverty and income inequality in the country of Philippines? How will the Filipino people benefit from the TRAIN Law?arrow_forwardIn 2008, we saw fears about immigration jump in the US and Europe. True Falsearrow_forward
- What is statistical discrimination? Why do employers use group membership as an indicator of a worker’s productivity? What is the impact of statistical discrimination on the wage of the affected workers? Must statistical discrimination reduce the average wage of blacks or women?arrow_forwardImmigration into the United States has kept the US population younger, on average than the population of Japan, where much less immigration occurs. When we speak of the demographic effects of immigration, we observe that Group of answer choices This helps Japan, because their workers have more experience. This hurts Japan, because fewer young workers are available to support the elderly. This helps the US, because their younger workers are physically stronger and can come up with better ideas. This hurts the US, because the immigrants are lazy.arrow_forwardIf temporary workers are allowed to apply for permanent residency after one year of work, how will this impact other new immigrants who may have less experience in Canadian workplaces?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice (MindTa...EconomicsISBN:9781305506893Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. MacphersonPublisher:Cengage Learning
Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Cou...EconomicsISBN:9781305506725Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. MacphersonPublisher:Cengage Learning
Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice (MindTa...
Economics
ISBN:9781305506893
Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Cou...
Economics
ISBN:9781305506725
Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson
Publisher:Cengage Learning