Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Union membership has declined in all sectors of the workforce that have unions.
2. Research conducted by responding to job advertisements with fictitious resumes with either very African-American sounding names or very white-sounding names found that white-sounding names received 50% more callbacks for interviews.
3. One important way to use public policy to close the earnings gap between white people and black or Hispanic people would be to improve schools to reduce the gap in educational achievement.
4. By the turn of the millennium, about half of U.S. immigration came from Europe, about a third from Latin America, and the rest from various countries in Asia.
5. One disruptive effect of immigration on the economy is that immigration weighted toward low-skilled workers tends to reduce wages for domestic low-skilled workers.

Answer 1

1. False
This statement is false. The proportion of U.S. workers belonging to unions has declined dramatically since the years of the early 1950s. However, unions that organize public-sector workers, who are not threatened by import competition, have continued to see growth.
2. True
This statement is true. Research conducted by responding to job advertisements with fictitious resumes with either very African-American sounding names or very white-sounding names found that white-sounding names received 50% more callbacks for interviews. This is suggestive of discrimination in job opportunities.
3. True
This statement is true. One important way to use public policy to close the earnings gap between white people and black or Hispanic people would be to improve schools to reduce the gap in educational achievement.
4. False
This statement is false. By the turn of the millennium, about half of U.S. immigration came from the rest of the Americas, especially Mexico, and about a quarter came from various countries in Asia.
5. True
This statement is true. One disruptive effect of immigration on the economy is that immigration weighted toward low-skilled workers tends to reduce wages for domestic low-skilled workers.