Question 1

The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces data on

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A)   unemployment.
B)   types of employment.
C)   length of the average workweek.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

List the four ways to explain unemployment in the long run.

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Question 3

Unemployment insurance

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A)   reduces the hardship of unemployment, but it also increases the amount of unemployment.
B)   reduces the incentive for the unemployed to find and take new jobs.
C)   causes workers to be less likely to seek guarantees of job security when they negotiate with employers over the terms of employment.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Figure 28-3 
-Refer to Figure 28-3. At the equilibrium wage, how many workers are employed?
A)  0

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A)   1,000
B)   5,000
C)   9,000D) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 5

According to the theory of efficiency wages, firms operate more efficiently if wages are below the equilibrium level.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Over the past several decades, the difference between the labor-force participation rates of men and women in the U.S. has gradually decreased.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Figure 28-7 
-Refer to Figure 28-7. Without a minimum wage, what is the equilibrium level of employment? Explain what happens to the level of employment if the minimum wage is equal to $125.

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Question 8

The Bureau of Labor Statistics places people in the "employed" category if they

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A)   are without a job, but are available for work and have tried to find a job during the previous four weeks.
B)   work without pay in a family member's business.
C)   are waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The Bureau of Labor Statistics divides the adult population into two categories: those who are employed and those who are unemployed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Other things the same, an increase in wages above their equilibrium level

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A)   increases frictional unemployment but leaves the natural rate of unemployment unchanged.
B)   increases frictional unemployment and increases the natural rate of unemployment.
C)   increases structural unemployment but leaves the natural rate of unemployment unchanged.
D)   increases structural unemployment and increases the natural rate of unemployment.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Table 28-4
2010 Labor Data for Adults (ages 16 and older)  in Meditor 
-Refer to Table 28-4. What is the adult female labor force in Meditor?

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A)   40 million
B)   65 million
C)   70 million
D)   100 millionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The BLS reports the U-6 measure of labor underutilization. Which of the following is how it computes U-6?

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A)   (total unemployed + marginally attached workers) /adult population
B)   (total unemployed + marginally attached workers + part-time employed for economic reasons) /adult population
C)   (total unemployed + marginally attached workers) /(labor force + marginally attached workers) 
D)   (total unemployed + marginally attached workers + part time employed for economic reasons) /(labor force + marginally attached workers) E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Suppose that garbage collectors and landscaping workers have no unions. Now suppose that garbage collectors form unions. What does this do the labor supply and wages of landscaping workers?

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A)   Both labor supply and wages increase.
B)   Labor supply increases, and wages decrease.
C)   Labor supply decreases, and wages increase.
D)   Both labor supply and wages increase.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Suppose that some country had an adult population of about 46 million, a labor-force participation rate of 75 percent, and an unemployment rate of 8 percent. How many people were employed?

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A)   2.76 million
B)   31.74 million
C)   34.5 million
D)   42.32 millionE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following causes of unemployment is associated with a wage rate above the market equilibrium level?

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A)   minimum-wage laws
B)   unions
C)   efficiency wages
D)   All of the above are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

People who report being not in the labor force but who, in fact, want to work but have given up trying to find a job after an unsuccessful search cause the reported unemployment rate to be lower than it would otherwise be.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Recent entrants into the labor force account for about

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A)   1/5 of those who are unemployed.
B)   1/4 of those who are unemployed.
C)   1/3 of those who are unemployed.
D)   1/2 of those who are unemployed.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Who of the following is not included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "employed" category?

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A)   those who worked in their own business
B)   those who worked as unpaid workers in a family member's business
C)   those waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off
D)   those who were temporarily absent from work because of vacation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is not a reason that paying efficiency wages may increase a firm's profit?

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A)   Efficiency wages increase worker health and therefore increase worker productivity.
B)   Efficiency wages decrease worker turnover and therefore decrease hiring and training costs.
C)   Efficiency wages decrease worker shirking and therefore increase worker productivity.
D)   Efficiency wages are below the equilibrium wage rate but still attract a sufficient number of workers.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Table 28-3
2009 Labor Data for Baltivia 
-Refer to Table 28-3. What was Baltivia's labor­force participation rate in 2009?

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A)   55%
B)   63%
C)   66.9%
D)   87.3%E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 28: Unemployment

Figure 28-3 -Refer to Figure 28-3. At the equilibrium wage, how many workers are employed? A) 0

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The BLS reports the U-6 measure of labor underutilization. Which of the following is how it computes U-6?

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Suppose that some country had an adult population of about 46 million, a labor-force participation rate of 75 percent, and an unemployment rate of 8 percent. How many people were employed?

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics divides the adult population into two categories: those who are employed and those who are unemployed.

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Who of the following is not included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "employed" category?

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces data on

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Table 28-3 2009 Labor Data for Baltivia -Refer to Table 28-3. What was Baltivia's labor­force participation rate in 2009?

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Other things the same, an increase in wages above their equilibrium level

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Figure 28-7 -Refer to Figure 28-7. Without a minimum wage, what is the equilibrium level of employment? Explain what happens to the level of employment if the minimum wage is equal to $125.

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Over the past several decades, the difference between the labor-force participation rates of men and women in the U.S. has gradually decreased.

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Suppose that garbage collectors and landscaping workers have no unions. Now suppose that garbage collectors form unions. What does this do the labor supply and wages of landscaping workers?

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According to the theory of efficiency wages, firms operate more efficiently if wages are below the equilibrium level.

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People who report being not in the labor force but who, in fact, want to work but have given up trying to find a job after an unsuccessful search cause the reported unemployment rate to be lower than it would otherwise be.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics places people in the "employed" category if they

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Which of the following causes of unemployment is associated with a wage rate above the market equilibrium level?

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Unemployment insurance

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Recent entrants into the labor force account for about

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Which of the following is not a reason that paying efficiency wages may increase a firm's profit?

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Table 28-4 2010 Labor Data for Adults (ages 16 and older) in Meditor -Refer to Table 28-4. What is the adult female labor force in Meditor?

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List the four ways to explain unemployment in the long run.

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