Question 1

Remittances and backflows of experienced workers

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A)  reduce the efficiency gains from migration.
B)  reverse wage equalization that occurred with the original migration.
C)  exacerbate the problem of "brain drain" from developing nations.
D)  redistribute gains toward the original emigrant nation.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor, we would expect world output to decline.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the impact of immigration on complementary resources?

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A)  The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating a business-income effect that increases the demand for complementary resources.
B)  The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating an output effect that decreases the demand for complementary resources.
C)  The higher wage rate resulting from immigration increases production costs, creating an output effect that increases the demand for complementary resources.
D)  The lower wage rate resulting from immigration reduces production costs, creating an output effect that increases the demand for complementary resources.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is likely to be an extreme view taken by critics of illegal immigration?

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A)  Illegal aliens are close substitutes for legal resident workers.
B)  Illegal workers accept jobs that legal residents are unwilling to do.
C)  Undocumented workers do not displace legal residents from their jobs.
D)  Undocumented workers are complements to legal resident workers.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Under what circumstances will immigration be most likely to equalize wage rates across countries?

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A)  Immigration laws are strict.
B)  Immigration is costless and unimpeded.
C)  Information about job opportunities is limited.
D)  Skill transferability is low.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The simple immigration model suggests that labor migration raises the wage rate in the country of origin while reducing the wage rate in the host country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Voluntary migration of skilled craft workers from low-paying to high-paying nations is most likely to be opposed by

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A)  business groups in the high-paying nations.
B)  craft workers who stay in the low-paying nations.
C)  industrial unions in the high-paying nations.
D)  craft unions in the high-paying nations.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country.If this assumption is relaxed, then the

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A)  rise in business income in the low-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor.
B)  fall in business income in the low-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor.
C)  rise in business income in the low-wage country will decrease the return on capital, which will decrease the demand for labor.
D)  fall in business income in the low-wage country will increase the return on capital, which will increase the demand for labor.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Between 2004 and 2013, legal immigration into the U.S.averaged about

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A)  500,000 per year.
B)  1 million per year.
C)  1.5 million per year.
D)  2.5 million per year.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Most remittances flow toward

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A)  European nations.
B)  advanced industrial nations.
C)  developing nations.
D)  North America.Difficulty: 02 MediumE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

In the destination country, who tends to lose from labor immigration?

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A)  the migrant workers
B)  the labor unions
C)  the consumers
D)  the firmsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

In 2014, as many as million illegal immigrants were residing continuously in the U.S.

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A)  4
B)  11
C)  20
D)  29E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

There was a spike in U.S.legal immigration from 1989 to 1991 due to

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A)  an unstable political situation in Mexico.
B)  increased international travel.
C)  tremendous economic growth in the U.S.economy.
D)  an amnesty program legalizing formerly illegal immigrants.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is least likely to be considered economic immigration?

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A)  Bob migrates to Canada to improve his access to health care.
B)  Manuela migrates to the United States to open an authentic Italian cooking school.
C)  Myklos migrates to Switzerland because the public pension system is more generous than in his home country.
D)  Alexander migrates to the United States because his political writings are censored in his home country.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

"Backflows" are payments made by immigrants back to their home countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 2013, China overtook Mexico to become the number one country of origin of U.S.legal immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Illegal immigrants from Mexico who work continuously in the U.S.do not have which of the following characteristics?

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A)  They are mostly working on farms.
B)  They make up a majority of the illegal immigrants in the U.S.
C)  On average, they have higher educational levels than the Mexicans who don't migrate.
D)  They do not frequently move back and forth across the border.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

In 2013, refugees constituted a bigger portion of total legal immigration into the U.S.than employment-based immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The two leading countries of origin of U.S.legal immigrants in 2013 were Mexico and

Accepted Answer

A)  China.
B)  India.
C)  the Dominican Republic.
D)  the Philippines.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 25: Immigration

If all nations prohibited the international migration of labor, we would expect world output to decline.

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"Backflows" are payments made by immigrants back to their home countries.

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Which of the following best describes the impact of immigration on complementary resources?

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The simple immigration model suggests that labor migration raises the wage rate in the country of origin while reducing the wage rate in the host country.

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Remittances and backflows of experienced workers

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Which of the following is likely to be an extreme view taken by critics of illegal immigration?

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In 2014, as many as million illegal immigrants were residing continuously in the U.S.

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Illegal immigrants from Mexico who work continuously in the U.S.do not have which of the following characteristics?

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In 2013, China overtook Mexico to become the number one country of origin of U.S.legal immigrants.

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Welfare reform in 1996 reversed the trend of growing welfare payments to immigrants.

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Which of the following is least likely to be considered economic immigration?

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Between 2004 and 2013, legal immigration into the U.S.averaged about

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Voluntary migration of skilled craft workers from low-paying to high-paying nations is most likely to be opposed by

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Under what circumstances will immigration be most likely to equalize wage rates across countries?

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In 2013, refugees constituted a bigger portion of total legal immigration into the U.S.than employment-based immigrants.

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The simple immigration model assumes that the capital stock is constant in each country.If this assumption is relaxed, then the

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The two leading countries of origin of U.S.legal immigrants in 2013 were Mexico and

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Most remittances flow toward

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In the destination country, who tends to lose from labor immigration?

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There was a spike in U.S.legal immigration from 1989 to 1991 due to

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