Which of the following statements is true? a. The GDP gap is...

Which of the following statements is true? a. The GDP gap is the difference between actual real GDP and full-employment real GDP. b. We desire economic growth because it increases the nation's real GDP. c. Economic growth is measured by the annual percentage increase in a nation's real GDP. d. Discouraged workers are a reason critics say the unemployment rate is understated. e. All of the above are true.

Economists use labor-market data to evaluate how well an economy is using its most valuable resource$-$ its people. Two closely watched statistics are the unemployment rate and the employment$-$population ratio (calculated as the percentage of the adult population that is employed). Explain what happens to each of these in the following scenarios. In your opinion, which statistic is the more meaningful gauge of how well the economy is doing? a. An auto company goes bankrupt and lays off its workers, who immediately start looking for new jobs. b. After an unsuccessful search, some of the laid-off workers quit looking for new jobs. c. Numerous students graduate from college but cannot find work. d. Numerous students graduate from college and immediately begin new jobs. e. A stock market boom induces newly enriched 60-year-old workers to take early retirement. f. Advances in healthcare prolong the life of many retirees.

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