Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337091992
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Economists use labour-market data to evaluate how well an economy is using its most valuable resourceā€” its people. Two closely watched statistics are the unemployment rate and the employment-population ratio. Explain what happens to each of these in the following scenarios. In your opinion, which statistic is the more meaningful gauge of how well the economy is doing? a. An auto company goes bankrupt and lays off its workers, who immediately start looking for new jobs. b. After an unsuccessful search, some of the laid-off workers quit looking for new jobs. c. Numerous students graduate from college but cannot find work. d. Numerous students graduate from college and immediately begin new jobs. e. A stock market boom induces newly enriched 60-year-old workers to take early retirement. f. Advances in healthcare prolong the life of many retirees
During times of low employment, some people get discouraged, stop looking for work, and go back to school. How does going back to school affect the labor force? Ā  A. It does not change the labor force Ā  B. It increases the number in the labor force Ā  C. It decreases the number in the labor force
he table below shows the data for males and females age 16 and over in the country of Scoob in 2020. Ā  Ā  Not in labor force Men 45 million Women 35 million Unemployed Men 5 million Women 5 million Employed Men 85 million women 65 million Ā  What was the total labor force ofĀ  Scoob in 2020?
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