MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Foundations of Economics
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Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 7MCQ
To determine
The relationship between the output gap, the real
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During a recession, the
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A.
cyclical rate of unemployment is positive.
B.
cyclical rate of unemployment is negative.
C.
cyclical rate of unemployment is zero.
D.
natural rate of unemployment has fallen.
The natural rate of unemployment is
a.
when the economy is at potential GDP.
b.
when the unemployment rate is at full employment.
c.
when there is no cyclical unemployment.
d.
all of the above.
e.
only a and b.
An unexpected increase in aggregate demand causes
A.
the unemployment rate to fall, with no change in the price level.
B.
simultaneously the price level to fall and the unemployment rate to fall.
C.
simultaneously the price level to rise and the unemployment rate to fall.
D.
the price level to rise, but the duration of unemployment will remain constant, so the unemployment rate remains constant.
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