When unemployment insurance benefits exceed the wages a worker could earn when employed, the worker will have an incentive to:
A. have his/her unemployment insurance benefits cancelled.
B. decrease his/her reservation price.
C. remain unemployed longer than otherwise.
D. accept the first job offered.
Answer: C
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