What are some reasons why the unemployment rate is typically lower in the United States as compared to Canada and some Western European countries?
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Workers in Western Europe and Canada are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits for about twice as long as in the United States. In addition, some of the social insurance programs in these countries are more generous as compared to the United States. This makes the opportunity cost of job search lower in Canada and Western Europe, so unemployed workers in those regions will search longer for jobs. This increase in the duration of unemployment raises the unemployment rate in these countries, relative to the United States.
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A) imposing a sufficiently low ceiling price. B) offering subsidies to producers. C) persuading producers to increase the amount of the good available. D) supporting the price of the good above the market clearing level.
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A) the maximum profit generated from given levels of inputs B) the maximum level of output generated from given levels of inputs C) all levels of output that can be generated from given levels of inputs D) all levels of inputs that could produce a given level of output
A ________ is nonrival in consumption and listeners are nonexcludable.
A. lecture in your college's auditorium B. satellite radio signal C. concert at a local indoor arena D. radio signal broadcast through the air