The first attempt by United States workers to organize on a permanent basis was by what Philadelphia group?
a. coal miners
b. shoemakers
c. bakers
d. construction workers
e. bankers
B
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During George W. Bush's presidency
A. the job market was quite robust. B. The United States' federal budget deficit hit a record high. C. the federal budget surpluses in the last years of the Clinton presidency continued. D. we experienced a very high inflation rate.
Relative performance evaluation reduces the labor cost borne by the firm by:
A. using the employee's output for setting the compensation. B. focusing on the near term while setting incentive pay. C. ratcheting up each year's performance targets. D. filtering out common shocks from employee incentive pay.
Refer to the diagram and list of assumptions. If discrimination is ended, women:
(1) the labor force is comprised of 9 million men and 9 million women workers; (2) the economy has 3 occupations, X, Y, and Z, each having identical demand curves for labor; (3) men and women workers are homogeneous with respect to their labor-market capabilities; (4) women are discriminated against by being excluded from occupations X and Y and are confined to Z; and (5) aside from discrimination, the economy is competitive, and workers seek to maximize their earnings.
A. and men will both receive a wage rate of $4.
B. and men will both receive a wage rate of $5.
C. and men will both receive a wage rate of $6.
D. will receive a wage rate of $4 and men will receive a wage rate of $5.
Explain how the Fed increases the money supply when it buys bonds in the open market
What will be an ideal response?