Chapter 21: Q 19. (page 524)
When would you expect cyclical unemployment to
be rising? Falling?
Short Answer
There are situations when cyclical unemployment will fall and rise. As cyclical unemployment relates to the business cycle of an economy.
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Chapter 21: Q 19. (page 524)
When would you expect cyclical unemployment to
be rising? Falling?
There are situations when cyclical unemployment will fall and rise. As cyclical unemployment relates to the business cycle of an economy.
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What term describes the remaining level of unemployment that occurs even when the economy is healthy?
Using the definition of the unemployment rate, is an increase in the unemployment rate necessarily a bad thing for a nation?
Do you think it is rational for workers to prefer sticky wages to wage cuts when the consequence of sticky wages is unemployment for some workers? Why or why not? How do the reasons for sticky wages explained in this section apply to your argument?
Under what condition would a decrease in
unemployment be bad for the economy?
If you are out of school but working part-time, are you considered employed or unemployed in U.S. labor statistics? If you are a full-time student and working 12 hours a week at the college cafeteria are you considered employed or not in the labor force? If you are a senior citizen who is collecting social security and a pension and working as a greeter at Wal-Mart are you considered employed or not in the labor force?
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