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Title: Competitive markets tend to eliminate economic discrimination, but there are many historical ...
Post by: banggedung on Oct 10, 2019

Question 1.

An organization of employees that has the legal right to bargain with employers about wages and working conditions is called a



labor union.



guild.



monopsony.



closed shop.



Question 2.

Competitive markets tend to eliminate economic discrimination, but there are many historical examples of firms that hired few, or no, black or female workers. Which of the following is not a reason for the persistence of this form of discrimination?



If discrimination makes it difficult for a member of a group to be hired in a particular occupation, there is less incentive for members of the group to be trained to enter that occupation.



In many cases, white workers refused to work with black workers.



Laws passed by the federal government made it more expensive to hire black or female workers. As a result, it was less expensive for employers to hire mostly white male workers.



Some white consumers were unwilling to buy from companies that employed black workers.



Title: Competitive markets tend to eliminate economic discrimination, but there are many historical ...
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