Comparing factors that affect unemployment rates among modern industrial nations,

A. Germany and French workers can collect nearly 60 percent as much as they could earn working, thus discouraging the incentive to work.
B. Japanese and American unemployment benefits are 70 percent as much as workers could earn working, thus encouraging the incentive to work.
C. Over 90 percent of Japanese and American workers easily qualify for unemployment benefits.
D. Less than 50 percent of German and French workers qualify for unemployment benefits.


A. Germany and French workers can collect nearly 60 percent as much as they could earn working, thus

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