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Consider a simple model where workers can be either employed or unemployed. If the job separation rate is s = 0.025 per month and the job finding rate is f = 0.475 per month, the steady state unemployment rate and expected duration of an employment spell are, respectively: 5% and 2.1 months 0.05% and 2.1 months 5% and 3.33 years 5% and 3.33 months

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          Consider a simple model where workers can be either employed or unemployed. If the job separation rate is s = 0.025 per month and the job finding rate is f = 0.475 per month, the steady state unemployment rate and expected duration of an employment spell are, respectively:
5% and 2.1 months
0.05% and 2.1 months
5% and 3.33 years
5% and 3.33 months

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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This is the rate at which the number of unemployed workers is not changing over time. In other words, the number of workers who lose their jobs (due to job separation) is equal to the number of workers who find new jobs (due to job finding). The formula for the Show more…

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Consider a simple model where workers can be either employed or unemployed. If the job separation rate is s = 0.025 per month and the job finding rate is f = 0.475 per month, the steady state unemployment rate and expected duration of an employment spell are, respectively: 5% and 2.1 months 0.05% and 2.1 months 5% and 3.33 years 5% and 3.33 months