宏观经济 习题8-29-30.doc

Chapter 28 Unemployment Multiple Choice 1. Cyclical unemployment is closely associated with a. long-term economic growth. b. short-run ups and downs of the economy. c. fluctuations in the natural rate of unemployment. d. changes in the minimum wage. 2. The natural rate of unemployment is the economists notion of a. full employment. b. cyclical employment. c. structural unemployment. d. frictional unemployment. 3. Which of the following is correct? a. Some degree of unemployment is inevitable. b. Other things the same an increase in the number of people who are unemployed is associated with a decrease in real GDP. c. Cyclical unemployment is inversely related to short-run economic fluctuations in GDP. d. All of the above are correct. 4. The sum of which of the following would necessarily be equal to the adult population in the US statistics on labor? a. employed, unemployed b. discouraged workers, employed, unemployed c. employed, unemployed, not in the labor force d. discouraged workers, employed, not in the labor force 5. Assuming everyone in the question below is in the adult population, which of the following is not correct? a. Elmo works part time as a baby sitter. The BLS counts him as employed and in the labor force. b. Anna is a full-time student not looking for a job. The BLS counts her as unemployed and in the labor force. c. Jim is on temporary layoff. The BLS counts him as unemployed and part of the labor force. d. Liz is seeking work, but has not found it. The BLS counts her as unemployed and in the labor force. 6. Sam just lost his job, but isnt yet looking for a new one. Sam is a. counted as unemployed and part of the labor force. b. counted as unemployed, but not part of the labor force. c. not counted as unemployed, but counted as part of the labor force. d. not counted as unemployed or counted as part of the labor force. 7. Which of the following definitions is correct? a. Labor force = number of employed. b. Labor force = population - number