Chapter 7: Q.7.2 (page 142)
Discuss the types of unemployment.
Short Answer
The three main types of unemployment are cyclical, structural and frictionalunemployment.
Chapter 7: Q.7.2 (page 142)
Discuss the types of unemployment.
The three main types of unemployment are cyclical, structural and frictionalunemployment.
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Suppose that a nation has a labour force of 100 people. In January, Amy, Barbara, Carine, and Denise are unemployed. In February, those four find jobs, but Evan, Francesco, George, and Horatio become unemployed. Suppose further that every month, the previous four who were unemployed find jobs and four different people become unemployed. Throughout the year, however, three people-Ito, Jack, and Kelleycontinually remain unemployed because firms facing government regulations view them as too costly to employ.
a. What is this nation's frictional unemployment rate?
b. What is its structural unemployment rate?
c. What is its unemployment rate?
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Currently, the price index used to calculate the inflation rate is equal to 90. The general expectation throughout the economy is that next year its value will be 99. The current nominal interest rate is 12 per cent. What is the real interest rate?
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