ECON 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Nuclear Weapon, Potential Output, Business Cycle

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14 Dec 2020

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ECON 104

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Stephen Gillespie

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Section 6: types of unemployment: there are 4 general types of unemployment: seasonal, frictional, structural, and cyclical, the economic hardships caused by unemployment and the appropriate policies in response, differ greatly between the 4 types of unemployment. Individuals voluntarily choose occupations where seasonal periods of unemployment are likely: persons subject to seasonal unemployment tend to be less strongly attached to labor force (more likely to think of themselves as seasonally employed) Not many public policies to assist seasonally unemployed in many states, seasonally unemployed are not even eligible to collect unemployment insurance benefits. Section 7: natural rate of unemployment: the natural rate of unemployment is when there is no cyclical unemployment, at the natural rate of unemployment, the economy is operating at the level of potential. If measured unemployment can be kept near the natural rate, then the macro economy will be basically stable. If unemployment falls much below the natural rate, this indicates that the economy growing too fast.

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Q#1. Homemakers are not included in the employment or labor force totals compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics household survey. They are included in the working-age population totals. Suppose that homemakers were counted as employed and included in the labor force statistics. How would that change affect the following: (a) labor force; (b) labor force participation rate; (c) unemployment rate, and (d) the employment-population ratio? (answer has to be 560 charceters or less)

#Q2: What advice would you give to someone who is frictionally unemployed? What advice would give someone who is structurally unemployed? What advice would you give someone who is cyclically unemployed? (Answer has to be 560 characeters or less)

1. For April 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that the number of employed workers in the US was 148,523,000. The total number of workers who were not employed but were actively seeking work or waiting to be recalled from the layoff was 8,549,000. The total number of workers who were not employed and were neither looking for work nor waiting to be recalled from the layoff was 93,194,000.

a. Calculate the number of workers in the labor force and the adult working population.

b. Calculate the labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate.

c. Figure 2.1 in the lecture slides gives the same data, but for April 2013. Calculate the percentage change in the number of unemployed workers, the percentage change in the number of workers in the labor force, and the percentage change in the adult working population between April 2013 and April 2015.

d. Has the labor market improved between April 2013 and April 2015? Has it clearly improved, or is there a chance that it has not actually improved? Justify your answer. (Hint: Compare the labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate for April 2013 and April 2015).

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QUESTION 1

Rosina Gonzales quit her job in Pennsylvania and moved to California to be close to her family. She is currently looking for work, so she would be considered

		frictionally unemployed.
		cyclically unemployed.
		a discouraged worker.
		seasonally unemployed.

1 points

QUESTION 2

Discouraged workers

		are counted as unemployed workers when the unemployment rate is calculated.
		would decrease the unemployment rate if they were added to the number of unemployed workers.
		are counted as one-half of a worker in the unemployment statistics.
		would increase unemployment rate if they were added to the number of unemployed workers.

1 points

QUESTION 3

In measuring the unemployment rate, part-time workers are ________ and discouraged workers are ________.

		included as employed; included as unemployed
		excluded; excluded
		excluded; included as unemployed
		included as employed; excluded

1 points

QUESTION 4

Mary has decided that the she does not like Iowa and has decided to quit her job as a medical technician and move to Arizona. Mary's unemployment as she searches for a new job is best classified as

		frictional.
		cyclical.
		structural.
		seasonal.

1 points

QUESTION 5

When a golf caddy in Minnesota (where golf courses close in the winter) is unemployed in December, it is most likely the case that the golf caddy is

		cyclically unemployed during long droughts.
		frictionally unemployed during spring and summer.
		structurally unemployed during spring and summer.
		seasonally unemployed.

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QUESTION 6

After graduating from college, Yunis, age 22, started working for his parent's real estate business as an unpaid assistant. He works 25 hours a week helping manage rental units . In the Current Population Survey, Yunis is considered

		part of the labor force and employed.
		part of the labor force and unemployed.
		a discouraged worker.
		not part of the labor force.

1 points

QUESTION 7

The working-age population includes

		youngsters between the ages of 14 and 16 if they are working at least part time.
		only employed people over the age of 16.
		those in jails and hospitals.
		employed and unemployed people over the age of 16.

1 points

QUESTION 8

Involuntary part-time workers are workers who

		work less than 35 hours but would like to work full time.
		work more than 35 hours but would like to work less than 35 hours.
		work less than 35 hours by choice.
		work have lost their jobs within the last four weeks and are seeking another job.

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QUESTION 9

Frictional unemployment is the result of

		the normal process of jobs being created and destroyed.
		an economic recession.
		people not getting along (having friction) with their employers.
		the economic decline of major industries

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QUESTION 10

Bill just graduated with his degree in economics. Through Career Services he submitted his resume to several companies and he will visit them during the next two weeks. Bill is considered

		not in the labor force.
		cyclically unemployed.
		frictionally unemployed.
		structurally unemployed.

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QUESTION 11

Harry works at the video rental store for 20 hours per week. He's asked his boss to allow him to work 40 hours per week, but has been told that business is too slow. Harry is considered

		an involuntary part-time worker.
		a marginally attached worker.
		a discouraged worker.
		not in the labor force.

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QUESTION 12

Discouraged workers who are over 16 years old are

i.not counted as unemployed.

ii.part of the working-age population.

iii.part of the labor force.

		i and ii
		ii and iii
		ii only
		i only

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QUESTION 13

Higher unemployment benefits create

		higher seasonal unemployment as workers switch jobs.
		a lower number of job leavers.
		incentives for longer job searches and higher frictional unemployment.
		incentives for shorter job searches and higher structural unemployment.

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QUESTION 14

Seasonal unemployment includes people who become unemployed from

		changes in the business cycle.
		technological changes.
		the seasonal weather patterns.
		normal changes in the labor force.

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QUESTION 15

Cyclical unemployment is

		higher when the economy is expanding.
		always greater than the total of structural and frictional unemployment.
		the total of structural and frictional unemployment.
		created by a recession.

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QUESTION 16

Which of the following people would be classified as employed in the Current Population Survey?

		April, who just graduated from college and is looking for work
		Jason, who was laid off from work less than 6 months ago but who has stopped looking for work
		Rich, who is working 20 hours a week but wants a full-time job
		Misty, who just quit her job to return full time to school

1 points

QUESTION 17

People who are willing and able to work but are not looking for work because they have been discouraged by their previous futile efforts are called

		discouraged workers.
		involuntarily unemployed.
		part-time lookers.
		unemployed workers.

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QUESTION 18

Discouraged workers are included in the calculation of the

i.unemployment rate.

ii.labor force participation rate.

iii.working-age population.

		i and ii
		i only
		iii only
		ii only

1 points

QUESTION 19

As firms search for the best employee to fill an opening and the unemployed search for the job that best fits their skills, the economy experiences

		changes in the business cycle.
		cyclical unemployment.
		frictional unemployment.
		structural unemployment.

1 points

QUESTION 20

Suppose the U.S. population is 275 million. If 210 million people are of working age, 135 million are employed, and 6 million are unemployed, what is the labor force participation rate?

		64 percent
		67 percent
		76 percent
		49 percent

1 points

QUESTION 21

During a recession the unemployment rate generally ________ and during an expansion the unemployment rate generally ________.

		rises; rises
		rises; does not change
		falls; rises
		rises; falls

1 points

QUESTION 22

In January of 2001, the population of the United States was 276.8 million, the working-age population was 210.2 million, the total number of people employed was 140, and the total number of people unemployed was 5.0 million. What was the labor force participation rate?

		56 percent
		69 percent
		78 percent
		67 percent

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QUESTION 23

If Brian, age 24, had no job but was available for work and had looked for a job the week before the survey, Brian is classified in the Current Population Survey as

		unemployed.
		employed.
		a discouraged worker.
		not in the labor force.

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QUESTION 24

Julie works part-time for economic reasons. She would be considered

		an involuntary part-time worker.
		not in the labor force.
		a job seeker.
		a discouraged worker.

1 points

QUESTION 25

Suppose the population is 300 million people, the labor force is 200 million people, the number of people employed is 185 million, and the working-age population is 170 million people. What is the unemployment rate?

		5 percent
		7.5 percent
		8.8 percent
		92.5 percent

1 points

ECON 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Nuclear Weapon, Potential Output, Business Cycle

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