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How is each of the following likely to be affected by a recession: the natural unemployment rate, the cyclical unemployment rate, the inflation rate, the poll ratings of the president?
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- The natural unemployment rate is the sum of frictional and structural unemployment. It is not directly affected by economic cycles like recessions, as it represents the long-term average level of unemployment that the economy experiences even when it is healthy. Show more…
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How will the following changes affect the natural rate of unemployment? a. The government reduces the time during which an unemployed worker can receive unemployment benefits. b. More teenagers focus on their studies and do not look for jobs until after college. c. Greater access to the internet leads both potential employers and potential employees to use the internet to list and find jobs. d. Union membership declines.
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