Check Your Understanding

  1. Question

    Assess each of the following statements. Do you think they are true, false, or ambiguous? Explain.

    1. The marginal productivity theory of income distribution is inconsistent with the presence of income disparities associated with gender, race, or ethnicity.

    2. Companies that engage in workplace discrimination but whose competitors do not are likely to earn less profit as a result of their actions.

    3. Workers who are paid less because they have less experience are not the victims of discrimination.