WorksheetsMigration and unemployment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does AB represent?
Voluntary unemployment of native workers
Involuntary unemployment of native workers
Employment of native workers
Involuntary unemployment of immigrants
Suppose immigrants are able and willing to perform the same jobs as native workers but a wage below the union-set wage w. How is this immigration graphically represented?
Shift in demand curve (D) to the right
Shift in the demand curve (D) to the left
Shift in the individual supply curve (Sind) to the right
Shift in the collective supply curve (Scoll) to the right
What does AC represent?
Involuntary unemployment of native workers
Involuntary unemployment of immigrants
Employment of native workers
Employment of immigrants
Where is the new labor market equilibrium for native workers?
A
A'
B'
C
In this scenario, what is the (short-term) impact of immigration on native labor outcomes? (Pick two)
An increase in wages
A decrease in wages
A rise in employment
A fall in employment
What is total employment, counting both natives and immigrants?
In this scenario, how has immigration affected involuntary unemployment of native workers?
Involuntary unemployment has increased
Involuntary unemployment has decreased
Involuntary unemployment has stayed the same
Not enough information given to say
In this scenario, how has immigration affected voluntary employment of native workers?
Voluntary unemployment has increased
Voluntary unemployment has decreased
Voluntary unemployment has stayed the same
Not enough information given to say
Which of the following shows immigration increasing involuntary unemployment of native workers?
Suppose immigrants participate in the labor market in exactly the same way as native workers. How could you graphically represent this scenario?
Shift the labor demand curve to the right
Shift the labor demand curve to the left
Shift the labor supply curves to the right
Shift the labor supply curves to the left
