Question 1

Structural unemployment is

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A)  associated with changes in technology that change required job skills. 
B)  associated with general downturns in the economy. 
C)  associated with the changing of jobs in a dynamic economy. 
D)  very short- term unemployment. 
A)  associated with changes in technology that change required job skills. 
B)  associated with general downturns in the economy. 
C)  associated with the changing of jobs in a dynamic economy. 
D)  very short- term unemployment.

Question 2

If the economy enters an expansion,

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A)  cyclical unemployment decreases. 
B)  structural unemployment increases. 
C)  structural unemployment decreases. 
D)  cyclical unemployment increases. 
A)  cyclical unemployment decreases. 
B)  structural unemployment increases. 
C)  structural unemployment decreases. 
D)  cyclical unemployment increases.

Question 3

If the base year CPI basket costs $250 and next year the CPI basket costs $275, what is next year's CPI?

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The CPI eq

Question 4

The CPI is the average price of all goods and services produced within the economy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The unemployment rate measures the percentage of people in the labor force who can't find a job.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When a student finishes college and begins looking for work,

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A)  cyclical unemployment increases. 
B)  frictional unemployment increases. 
C)  structural unemployment increases. 
D)  frictional and cyclical unemployment increase. 
A)  cyclical unemployment increases. 
B)  frictional unemployment increases. 
C)  structural unemployment increases. 
D)  frictional and cyclical unemployment increase.

Question 7

Auto and steel workers commonly experience this type of unemployment in a recession.

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A)  structural unemployment 
B)  frictional unemployment 
C)  cyclical unemployment 
D)  natural unemployment rate 
A)  structural unemployment 
B)  frictional unemployment 
C)  cyclical unemployment 
D)  natural unemployment rate

Question 8

If the CPI was 121.5 at the end of last year and 138.3 at the end of this year, the inflation rate over these two years was

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A)  10.2 percent. 
B)  12.2 percent. 
C)  16.8 percent. 
D)  13.8 percent. 
A)  10.2 percent. 
B)  12.2 percent. 
C)  16.8 percent. 
D)  13.8 percent.

Question 9

In an economy, 43 million people are employed, 3 million are unemployed, and 4 million are not in the labor force. What is the employment- to- population ratio?

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A)  86 percent 
B)  93 percent 
C)  6.5 percent 
D)  92 percent 
A)  86 percent 
B)  93 percent 
C)  6.5 percent 
D)  92 percent

Question 10

"The new goods bias puts a downward bias into the CPI and its measure of the inflation rate." Is the previous sentence correct or not? Explain your answer.

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The sentence is false because the new go

Question 11

The unemployment rate is at the natural unemployment rate when

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A)  frictional unemployment equals zero. 
B)  cyclical unemployment equals zero. 
C)  structural unemployment equals zero. 
D)  all types of unemployment equal zero. 
A)  frictional unemployment equals zero. 
B)  cyclical unemployment equals zero. 
C)  structural unemployment equals zero. 
D)  all types of unemployment equal zero.

Question 12

The table below shows data regarding Germany's labor market.   The data show that Germany's unemployment rate in 2007 was

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A)  More information is needed to answer this question. 
B)  9.8 percent. 
C)  5.6 percent 
D)  8.4 percent 
A)  More information is needed to answer this question. 
B)  9.8 percent. 
C)  5.6 percent 
D)  8.4 percent

Question 13

The labor force is defined as the

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A)  number of people over 16 years of age. 
B)  number of people who are working. 
C)  number of people in blue- collar jobs. 
D)  sum of employed and unemployed people. 
A)  number of people over 16 years of age. 
B)  number of people who are working. 
C)  number of people in blue- collar jobs. 
D)  sum of employed and unemployed people.

Question 14

The best example of a cyclically unemployed individual is

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A)  Bob who has just graduated from college and is entering the labor market. 
B)  Alice who quit her job to enter college. 
C)  Mary who lost her job in the textile industry following a decrease in the tariff on textiles. 
D)  Charles who lost his job as a real estate salesperson when the housing market went soft because of a recession. 
A)  Bob who has just graduated from college and is entering the labor market. 
B)  Alice who quit her job to enter college. 
C)  Mary who lost her job in the textile industry following a decrease in the tariff on textiles. 
D)  Charles who lost his job as a real estate salesperson when the housing market went soft because of a recession.

Question 15

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the labor force participation rate?
I. The labor force participation rate has risen since 1961.
II. Adding the labor force participation rate plus the unemployment rate equals the employment- to- population ratio.

Accepted Answer

A)  I only 
B)  II only 
C)  both I and II 
D)  neither I nor II 
A)  I only 
B)  II only 
C)  both I and II 
D)  neither I nor II

Question 16

The nation's structural unemployment will increase when

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A)  there is an increase in post- Christmas layoffs of workers. 
B)  an increase in textile imports displaces older textile workers who do not have the skills necessary to find new jobs. 
C)  there is influx into the labor market of new college graduates. 
D)  bad economic policies send the economy into a recession. 
A)  there is an increase in post- Christmas layoffs of workers. 
B)  an increase in textile imports displaces older textile workers who do not have the skills necessary to find new jobs. 
C)  there is influx into the labor market of new college graduates. 
D)  bad economic policies send the economy into a recession.

Question 17

Ms. Krupsky has shorthand and typing skills and still finds herself unemployed. In today's economy, Ms. Krupsky is an example of what type of unemployment?

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A)  cyclical unemployment 
B)  structural unemployment 
C)  frictional unemployment 
D)  None of the above answers is correct. 
A)  cyclical unemployment 
B)  structural unemployment 
C)  frictional unemployment 
D)  None of the above answers is correct.

Question 18

The bias in the CPI typically

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A)  cannot be measured or estimated. 
B)  overstates inflation. 
C)  understates inflation. 
D)  about half the time overstates and about half the time understates the inflation rate. 
A)  cannot be measured or estimated. 
B)  overstates inflation. 
C)  understates inflation. 
D)  about half the time overstates and about half the time understates the inflation rate.

Question 19

Most unemployed people are unemployed because they are

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A)  new entrants into the labor force. 
B)  job leavers. 
C)  job losers. 
D)  reentrants into the labor force. 
A)  new entrants into the labor force. 
B)  job leavers. 
C)  job losers. 
D)  reentrants into the labor force.

Question 20

-In 2008, consumers in Dexter consumed only books and pens. The prices and quantities for 2008 and 2009 are listed in the table above. The reference base period for Dexter's CPI is 2008. What is the CPI in 2009?

Accepted Answer

A)  59 
B)  102 
C)  129 
D)  169 
A)  59 
B)  102 
C)  129 
D)  169

Structural unemployment is

If the economy enters an expansion,

If the base year CPI basket costs $250 and next year the CPI basket costs $275, what is next year's CPI?

The CPI is the average price of all goods and services produced within the economy.

The unemployment rate measures the percentage of people in the labor force who can't find a job.

When a student finishes college and begins looking for work,

Auto and steel workers commonly experience this type of unemployment in a recession.

If the CPI was 121.5 at the end of last year and 138.3 at the end of this year, the inflation rate over these two years was

In an economy, 43 million people are employed, 3 million are unemployed, and 4 million are not in the labor force. What is the employment- to- population ratio?

"The new goods bias puts a downward bias into the CPI and its measure of the inflation rate." Is the previous sentence correct or not? Explain your answer.

The unemployment rate is at the natural unemployment rate when

The table below shows data regarding Germany's labor market. The data show that Germany's unemployment rate in 2007 was

The labor force is defined as the

The best example of a cyclically unemployed individual is

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the labor force participation rate? I. The labor force participation rate has risen since 1961. II. Adding the labor force participation rate plus the unemployment rate equals the employment- to- population ratio.

The nation's structural unemployment will increase when

Ms. Krupsky has shorthand and typing skills and still finds herself unemployed. In today's economy, Ms. Krupsky is an example of what type of unemployment?

The bias in the CPI typically

Most unemployed people are unemployed because they are

-In 2008, consumers in Dexter consumed only books and pens. The prices and quantities for 2008 and 2009 are listed in the table above. The reference base period for Dexter's CPI is 2008. What is the CPI in 2009?

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Exam 5: Monitoring Jobs and Inflation

Structural unemployment is

If the economy enters an expansion,

If the base year CPI basket costs $250 and next year the CPI basket costs $275, what is next year's CPI?

The CPI is the average price of all goods and services produced within the economy.

The unemployment rate measures the percentage of people in the labor force who can't find a job.

When a student finishes college and begins looking for work,

Auto and steel workers commonly experience this type of unemployment in a recession.

If the CPI was 121.5 at the end of last year and 138.3 at the end of this year, the inflation rate over these two years was

In an economy, 43 million people are employed, 3 million are unemployed, and 4 million are not in the labor force. What is the employment- to- population ratio?

"The new goods bias puts a downward bias into the CPI and its measure of the inflation rate." Is the previous sentence correct or not? Explain your answer.

The unemployment rate is at the natural unemployment rate when

The table below shows data regarding Germany's labor market. The data show that Germany's unemployment rate in 2007 was

The labor force is defined as the

The best example of a cyclically unemployed individual is

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the labor force participation rate? I. The labor force participation rate has risen since 1961. II. Adding the labor force participation rate plus the unemployment rate equals the employment- to- population ratio.

The nation's structural unemployment will increase when

Ms. Krupsky has shorthand and typing skills and still finds herself unemployed. In today's economy, Ms. Krupsky is an example of what type of unemployment?

The bias in the CPI typically

Most unemployed people are unemployed because they are

-In 2008, consumers in Dexter consumed only books and pens. The prices and quantities for 2008 and 2009 are listed in the table above. The reference base period for Dexter's CPI is 2008. What is the CPI in 2009?

What Is Economics

The Economic Problem

Demand and Supply

Measuring Gdp and Economic Growth

Economic Growth

Finance, Saving, and Investment

Money, the Price Level, and Inflation

The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments

Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand

Expenditure Multipliers: They Keynesian Model

U.S. Inflation, Unemployment, and Business Cycle

Fiscal Policy

Monetary Policy

International Trade Policy

Filters