< Question 14 of 20 > The natural rate of unemployment equals Ofrictional unemployment plus underemployed...
The natural unemployment rate is not zero because natural unemployment includes O A. cyclical and structural unemployment O B. frictional and cyclical unemployment Oc frictional and structural unemployment OD. Cyclical unemployment O E. discouraged workers during an expansion The unemployment rate fluctuates around the natural unemployment rate O A frictional unemployment increases, decreases OD cyclical unemployment decreases increases OG Structural unemployment increases, decreases OD. cyclical unemployment increases, decreases OL frictional unemployment decreases increases
2. (20 points) How will the following changes affect the natural rate of unemployment? Identify the type of unemployment that will be affected and the direction of the change. a. The government reduce the length of time a worker may receive unemployment benefits. Frictional Unemployment would be reduced a lower the natural rate of unemployment b. More teenagers delay looking for jobs until after they complete their college education. Frictional unemployment woulld be reducedd lowered natural Rate of unemployment c....
Decoding 'Natural' Rate of Unemployment Unemployment is a normal feature of our economy and the Congressional Budget Office believes the "natural" unemployment rate increased from 5 percent in 2007 to 6 percent in 2012. Source: Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2012 Provide some reasons why the natural unemployment rate might have increased. The natural unemployment rate might have increased because of _______. A. an increase in the minimum wage and an increase in the number of firms paying an efficiency...
true or false Question 9 1 pts The natural rate of unemployment consists of frictional unemployment plus structural unemployment.
QUESTION 8 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the actual unemployment rate was 8.3% in February 2012 and the natural rate of unemployment was 5.2%. The unemployment rate was frictional; 4% cyclical; 3.1% structural; 4% cyclical; 14% QUESTION 9 You are a college student and not working or looking for work. You are: unemloyed
3rd attempt Which of the following can be responsible for a drop in the unemployment rate? Choose one or more: A. More people become employed. B. The labor force shrinks. C. There is an increase in the number of discouraged workers. D. More people with full-time jobs become part-time workers. 2nd attempt Which of the following can lower the level of frictional unemployment over time? Choose one or more: A. reducing the regulations on hiring practices in a country B....
Question 16 4 pts Suppose that in an economy the structural unemployment rate is 2.1 percent, the frictional unemployment rate is 2.3 percent, and the unemployment rate is 12.1 percent. The natural unemployment rate is ___percent and the cyclical unemployment rate is _percent. 4.4; 7.7 O 0.2; 9.9 10; 3.1 7.7; 4.4
Please adjust the graph to show the impact of a recession, where the theoretical market equilibrium wage rate falls to $10/h. sticky downward. Then, answer the two questions assuming wages are 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 2 D 0 12 13 14 15 0 1 10 11 2 3 45678 Labor quantity (in millions of workers) After the effects of the recession are felt, what is the size of the increase or...
macroeconomic Macroeconomics HW 6 Unemployment 1. How would you classify the labor-force status (employed, unemployed, not in LF) of the following? a. A bank manager who is currently not working because she took a year off to take care of a newborn child. b. A 14 year old who works 10 hours per week at Six Flags. c. A 16-year-old who is doing 20 hours per week of unpaid work in his father's business. d. An auto worker whose union...