Suppose that the adult population is 210million, and there are 130 million who are employed and 5 million who are unemployed. Calculate the unemployment rate and the labor force participation rate.

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  1. Using a diagram explain what happens to the long-run demand curve for labor if the price of labour increases? Decompose the changes into scale and substitution effects.
  2. Suppose that the adult population is 210million, and there are 130 million who are employed and 5 million who are unemployed. Calculate the unemployment rate and the labor force participation rate.
  3. Define unemployment and explain factors that determine the rate of unemployment given that labor market is in the steady state.
  4. Why is the short-run demand curve for labor downward sloping? Why does a profit-maximizing firm hire workers up to the point where the wage equals the value of marginal product? 
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