Based on wage setting behavior, we know that an increase in the unemployment rate will cause
A) no change in the real wage.
B) a reduction in the real wage.
C) an increase in the real wage.
D) an upward shift of the WS curve.
B
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Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Structural unemployment is unemployment resulting from changes in the structure of consumer demand or technology. B. Search unemployment is the broadest unemployment category because it covers all other types of unemployment. C. Frictional unemployment is the result of friction between labor and management over how best to perform work. D. Cyclical unemployment is also called wait unemployment because this unemployment depends on the timing of the business cycle.
The table above shows the distribution of income in Swacko. The government of Swacko imposes a 20 percent tax on people with the highest 40 percent of income
The government then distributes 40 percent of the tax collected to the lowest 20 percent and 30 percent to the second 20 percent and the middle 20 percent. After the redistribution, the Lorenz curve for income ________. A) is equal to the line of equality B) equals the Lorenz curve for wealth C) is closer to the line of equality D) is above the line of equality
A trade deficit occurs when:
A. government revenue exceeds government spending. B. exports exceed imports. C. exports are less than imports. D. government spending exceeds government revenue.
The twin economic problems of the U.S. health care industry are the
A) rising health care costs and the declining quality of health care services. B) rising health care costs and the rising malpractice insurance costs. C) rising health care costs and the moral hazard problem in health care services. D) declining rate of immunization rates and the rising malpractice insurance costs.