t6 - discrimination of the labour market

Question 1

what is labour market discrimination

Answer 1

when employers with monosny power pay different wages for same job

Question 2

when does wage discrimination occur

Answer 2

when employers make descions based on prejudice, race, gender, etc

Question 3

what determines high wage

Answer 3

when demand is high adn inelastic and when supply is lwo and inelastic

Question 4

what causes low wages

Answer 4

supply si elastic and high and demadn is lwo adn elastic

Question 5

what causes wage differential amongst occupations

Answer 5

difference in efficiency
presence of non competign factors
imobbility of labour
nature of emplyment
level of qualifications requried
productiviy
ty
regualrity fo emplyment
scope for extra earning

Question 6

what causes wage differentials ebtween particular groups

Answer 6

skilled and unskilled workers
trade union protections
compensating risk levels
revenue creation
gender
ethnicity

Question 7

what is negatiev discrimination

Answer 7

where workers are treated less favourbly

Question 8

what is positive discirmination

Answer 8

when an employer favours a particular group of workers more

Question 9

what is positive discirmination

Answer 9

when an employer favours a particular group of workers more

Question 10

what causes discrimination

Answer 10

firms believe x workers mrpl is lwoer/higher than it actually is