Statistical discrimination:
A. can persist in the long run if differences in average characteristics among groups continue.
B. will tend to diminish in the long run because nondiscriminating firms will drive out
discriminating firms.
C. requires that employers have discrimination coefficients greater than zero.
D. is also known as occupational segregation.
Answer: A
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Refer to the information provided in Figure 28.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
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A. E B. B C. C D. D
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