Economics: Private and Public Choice
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ISBN: 9781337642224
Author: James D. Gwartney; Richard L. Stroup; Russell S. Sobel
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 8, Problem 6CQ
(a)
To determine
Identify how the actual rate of
(b)
To determine
Identify how the natural rate of unemployment relates to other factors.
(c)
To determine
Identify how cyclical unemployment relates to the other factors.
(d)
To determine
Identify how the potential GDP relates to the other factors.
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