Suppose the Parliament passes legislation making it more difficult for firms to fire workers (an example is a law requiring severance pay to fired workers). If this legislation reduces the rate of job separation without affecting the rate of job finding, how would the natural rate of unemployment change? Do you think that it is plausible that legislation would not affect the rate of job finding? Evaluate

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5. Suppose the Parliament passes legislation making it more difficult for firms
to fire workers (an example is a law requiring severance pay to fired
workers). If this legislation reduces the rate of job separation without
affecting the rate of job finding, how would the natural rate of
unemployment change? Do you think that it is plausible that legislation
would not affect the rate of job finding? Evaluate
Transcribed Image Text:5. Suppose the Parliament passes legislation making it more difficult for firms to fire workers (an example is a law requiring severance pay to fired workers). If this legislation reduces the rate of job separation without affecting the rate of job finding, how would the natural rate of unemployment change? Do you think that it is plausible that legislation would not affect the rate of job finding? Evaluate
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