ECON MACRO (with MindTap Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
ECON MACRO (with MindTap Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
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ISBN: 9781337408738
Author: William A. McEachern
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 1P

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A

To determine

The natural rate of unemployment when there is a change in the various types of unemployment.

Concept Introduction:

Natural Rate of Unemployment: The natural rate of unemployment is the unemployment rate under the equilibrium condition.The natural rate of unemployment is the variation between the number of people who would prefer a job in the current wage rate and the number of people who are able to take that job at the current rate. It includes all type of unemployment other than cyclical unemployment.

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A

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The natural unemployment rate is all unemployment other than cyclical. That implies it as the sum of frictional, seasonal, and structural unemployment. So cyclical unemployment is 2% + 2% + 0.5% = 4.5%

The cyclical unemployment rate is zero under natural rate of unemployment. Since the cyclical unemployment is 2%, so the economy is operating at 2% percent less than its potential GDP.

Sub-part

B

To determine

The natural rate of unemployment when there is a rise in the cyclical unemployment keeping other types of unemployment as unchanged.

Concept Introduction:

Natural Rate of Unemployment: The natural rate of unemployment is the unemployment rate under the equilibrium condition.The natural rate of unemployment is the variation between the number of people who would prefer a job in the current wage rate and the number of people who are able to take that job at the current rate. It includes all type of unemployment other than cyclical unemployment.

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B

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Natural rate of unemployment remains unchanged with cyclical GDP going upto 3%. Since the cyclical unemployment is 3%, so the economy is operating at 3% percent less than its potential GDP.

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C

To determine

The natural rate of unemployment when structural unemployment falls keeping other types of unemployment as unchanged.

Concept Introduction:

Natural Rate of Unemployment: The natural rate of unemployment is the unemployment rate under the equilibrium condition.The natural rate of unemployment is the variation between the number of people who would prefer a job in the current wage rate and the number of people who are able to take that job at the current rate. It includes all type of unemployment other than cyclical unemployment.

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C

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Natural rate of unemployment will reduce to 4% as structural unemployment reduces to 1.5% from 2%. Cyclical unemployment remains the same, but natural rate of unemployment is now 45. So it is 0.5 % closer to potential GDP.

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