Statistics for Management and Economics (Book Only)
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Author: Gerald Keller
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Consider two states that adopt different laws concerning labor unions.
The following graph shows the labor market in a state in the North. Initially, the market-clearing wage there is $8.00 per hour.
Suppose that the legislature in this northern state passes laws that make it easy for workers to join a union. Through collective bargaining, the union negotiates a wage of $10.00 per hour.
Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph.
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The use of group averages to judge individual productivity levels is called Statistical Discrimination. Therefore; this type of discrimination differs from ordinary discrimination because it is based on incomplete information rather than on the utility-maximizing choices of people with accurate information?
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