Chapter 9 For Country Capital Owners Migration Causes Collective

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For Country M capital owners, migration causes a collective loss equal to area

33. Refer to the following diagram. Initially, wage rates are WM in Country M and WU in Country U.

Subsequent migration results in an equalization of wage rates.

The combined gain in efficiency of the two countries is equal to

34. Suppose a proposed law will ban migration into the United States. Considering who gains and who

loses from migration, economic theory suggests that, in general,

35. Suppose a proposed law will expand migration into the United States. Economic theory suggests that

there will be a net gain accruing to U.S. workers who are

36. Refer to the following diagram. Assume all migration is costless.

If there are initially 1,000 workers in country X and 500 workers in country Y, then we should expect

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37. Refer to the following diagram. Assume all migration is costless.

Assume there are initially 1,000 workers in country X and 500 workers in country Y. As workers begin to

migrate, the total value of output will

38. Refer to the following diagram. Assume all migration is costless.

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If wages are initially $10 in country X and $25 in country Y, then we should expect higher rates of capital

investment in

39. Refer to the following diagram. Assume all migration is costless.

If wages are initially $10 in country X and $25 in country Y, then we should expect a relative price

advantage in country

40. The total net private gain from migration to migrants and their employers

41. Which of the following would be considered a real (as opposed to pecuniary) externality associated

with migration?

42. Historically, immigrants in the United States

43. Legal immigration to the United States

44. Estimates by the U.S. Bureau of the Census suggest that since 1992, total legal and illegal

immigration to the United States each year has averaged approximately

45. Immigration to the United States

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46. An increase of 500 illegal alien workers would most likely

47. Suppose there is an increase in immigration rates of unskilled, illegal aliens.Which of the following is

not likely to result?

48. Refer to the following diagram, in which Sd is the supply curve of domestic labor and St is the total

labor supply curve including the supplies of illegal immigrant workers. L is measured in thousands of

workers.

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Consider the market depicted in the diagram. Supporters of illegal immigrants claim that no domestic

workers are willing to do this type of work. Their claims are

49. Refer to the following diagram, in which Sd is the supply curve of domestic labor and St is the total

labor supply curve including the supplies of illegal immigrant workers. L is measured in thousands of

workers.

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Consider the market depicted in the diagram. If all illegal aliens were deported,

50. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000

Chapter 09 Test Bank Summary

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