Recall the Application about the impact of disability insurance benefits on the labor force participation rate to answer the following question(s).According to the article, why were Vietnam War veterans (compared with other veterans) with Type 2 diabetes more likely to enroll in disability programs?
What will be an ideal response?
A change i in the benefits paid to veterans in 2001 allowed veterans of the Vietnam War to claim disability benefits if they suffered from Type 2 diabetes. Other veterans who had Type 2 diabetes were not able to receive benefits.
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A) increases; decreases B) does not change; decreases C) does not change; does not change D) decreases; decreases E) increases; increases
From the late 1960s to the late 1980s, in the United States SAT scores
a. and graduation rates increased. b. and graduation rates decreased. c. and school attendance rates decreased. d. decreased and school attendance rates increased.
The Department of Justice generally
A. is not involved in merger policy. B. opposes horizontal mergers but permits conglomerate mergers. C. opposes only mergers that might reduce competition. D. opposes mergers whose apparent motive is obtaining economies of scale.
Refer to the above diagram, in which Qf is the full-employment output. If the economy's current aggregate demand curve is AD0, it would be appropriate for the government to:
A. increase government expenditures or reduce taxes. B. reduce government expenditures or increase taxes. C. reduce government expenditures and taxes by equal-size amounts. D. reduce unemployment compensation benefits.