Question 1

Since 1990, immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S. have founded what portion of public companies backed by venture capital?

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A)   about 10 percent
B)   about 33 percent
C)   about 25 percent
D)   about 50 percentE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country. If this assumption is relaxed, then the

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A)   rise in business income in the high-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor.
B)   fall in business income in the high-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor.
C)   rise in business income in the high-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor.
D)   fall in business income in the high-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

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A)   backflow.
B)   brain drain.
C)   reverse migration.
D)   negative self-selection.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

In reality, the wage-gap between two countries will

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A)   always be reduced to zero through migration.
B)   be greater than zero because of migration costs.
C)   always be sufficient to cover the marginal costs of migration.
D)   be smaller the greater the distance between the countries.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

According to estimates, what percentage of agricultural workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

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A)   14
B)   24
C)   26
D)   20E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S. standard of living by reducing

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A)   the fiscal burdens of state and local governments.
B)   the average wages of domestic-born workers.
C)   crime rates.
D)   prices of goods and services produced with illegal immigrant labor.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all construction workers?

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A)   14 percent
B)   5 percent
C)   32 percent
D)   53 percentE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Scholarly estimates of the impact of immigration on the average American wage rate are in the range of

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A)   −3 percent to +2 percent.
B)   −3 percent to −2 percent.
C)   −1 percent to +3 percent.
D)   −5 percent to +1 percent.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

One effect of immigration is to

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A)   decrease a nation's total output and productive capacity.
B)   make capital resources less scarce relative to labor.
C)   decrease economic efficiency on a worldwide basis.
D)   increase the wage bill in a nation experiencing immigration if the demand for labor is elastic.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Other things equal,

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A)   workers with higher levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities.
B)   workers with lower levels of human capital will tend to migrate to countries providing greater wage opportunities.
C)   smaller wage differences between countries will tend to increase the flow of immigration between countries.
D)   workers with higher levels of human capital will migrate to higher-wage countries regardless of the distance between countries.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Studies indicate that a lack of skill transferability in the U.S. has a particularly large effect on the earnings of

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A)   domestic workers with low levels of human capital.
B)   first-generation immigrants.
C)   immigrants who lack English-language skills.
D)   highly educated domestic workers.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following individuals is most likely to migrate to Switzerland, assuming that all face equally good prospects of securing a good job after arrival?

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A)   Ricardo is 25 years old, single, and currently lives in Italy.
B)   Ivan is 50 years old, married, and currently lives in Russia.
C)   Maria is 40 years old, married with three children, and currently lives in Mexico.
D)   Tran is 35 years old, single, speaks only Vietnamese and a little English, and currently lives in Vietnam.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Inflows of immigrant workers tend to reduce the wages of domestic-born workers. Under which of the following circumstances is this least likely to occur?

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A)   Migration between countries is unimpeded.
B)   Immigrant workers make remittances to their home country.
C)   Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are substitute resources.
D)   Immigrant workers and domestic-born workers are complementary resources.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

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A)   they are complementary resources to immigrant workers.
B)   they are substitute resources for immigrant workers.
C)   demand for their labor is elastic.
D)   immigrants remit their earnings to their home countries.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2015?

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A)   Mexico and Egypt
B)   China and India
C)   Pakistan and Iran
D)   Vietnam and ThailandE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Economic research consistently finds that immigration negatively affects the average American wage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The two leading countries of origin of U.S. legal immigrants in 2013 were Mexico and

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A)   China.
B)   India.
C)   the Dominican Republic.
D)   the Philippines.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Because there are costs to migration,

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A)   complete wage equalization is unlikely to occur, even if national governments impose no restrictions on migration.
B)   migrants are more likely to move to countries far from their origin nation.
C)   migrant and domestic-born workers are unlikely to be substitute resources.
D)   wage equalization will only occur if migrant and domestic-born workers are complementary resources.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Who tends to be very much against labor migration?

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A)   the migrant workers
B)   the labor unions in the country of origin
C)   the firms in the destination country
D)   the labor unions in the destination countryE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

According to estimates, what percentage of cleaning workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)   14
B)   24
C)   26
D)   20E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 25: Immigration

Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S. standard of living by reducing

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Because there are costs to migration,

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Which of the following individuals is most likely to migrate to Switzerland, assuming that all face equally good prospects of securing a good job after arrival?

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Since 1990, immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S. have founded what portion of public companies backed by venture capital?

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Studies indicate that a lack of skill transferability in the U.S. has a particularly large effect on the earnings of

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The situation where movers are less capable and less motivated than similarly educated people who don't migrate is called

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According to estimates, what percentage of cleaning workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

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Inflows of immigrant workers tend to reduce the wages of domestic-born workers. Under which of the following circumstances is this least likely to occur?

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Which of the following pairs of nations received the most remittances from their emigrants in 2015?

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Scholarly estimates of the impact of immigration on the average American wage rate are in the range of

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One effect of immigration is to

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According to estimates, what percentage of agricultural workers in the United States are illegal immigrants?

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Other things equal,

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The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country. If this assumption is relaxed, then the

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Illegal immigrants make up about what percentage of all construction workers?

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The two leading countries of origin of U.S. legal immigrants in 2013 were Mexico and

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Native-born workers may not be harmed by immigration if

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Economic research consistently finds that immigration negatively affects the average American wage.

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Who tends to be very much against labor migration?

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In reality, the wage-gap between two countries will

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