Unemployment Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Full employment
A
Does not mean everyone who wants a job has one
Frictional unemployment likely to persist
At YFE still some seasonal, frictional , structural bit no demand deficient unemployment
Number of jobs = number of people wanting to work
2
Q
Underemployment
A
Workers who want to work longer hours than offered
Workers are overqualified for there position
3
Q
Hysteresis
A
When workers become unemployed , loss of output is not only immediate they also lose skills , if long term unemployed
As resault if they find work during recovery they ll be less productive thus pace of future recovery and economic growth will be weaker
4
Q
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