Question

According to the video, what proportion of college and university faculty currently are “adjuncts”?

A.

80%

B.

60%

C.

20%

D.

50%

Question

According to the video, what proportion of college and university faculty were tenured or tenure-track in 1970?

A.

50%

B.

80%

C.

20%

D.

60%

Question

According to the video, a positive result of increased reliance on adjunct faculty is _____, while one negative result is _____.

A.

increased salaries for regular faculty; low graduation rates

B.

increased salaries for regular faculty; higher expenditures on public assistance

C.

low tuition rates; low graduation rates

D.

lower tuition rates; higher expenditures on public assistance

Question

The “oversupply” of people with Ph.D. degreesis an example of a market ____, likely caused in part by _____.

A.

shortage; decreased supply

B.

surplus; increased demand

C.

shortage; increased demand

D.

surplus; increased supply

Question

On a graph of the supply and demand of Ph.D. labor, people holding Ph.D.s represent:

A.

Labor supply.

B.

The labor market.

C.

Labor demand.

D.

The equilibrium quantity.

Question

On a graph of the supply and demand of Ph.D. labor, people holding Ph.D.s who drop out of the market because of low wages are an example of:

A.

Movement along the labor supply curve to the right.

B.

A leftward shift of the labor supply curve.

C.

A rightward shift of the labor supply curve.

D.

Movement along the labor supply curve to the left.

Answer 1