曼昆《经济学原理》28unemployment.pptVIP

28 Unemployment and Its Natural Rate IDENTIFYING UNEMPLOYMENT Categories of Unemployment The problem of unemployment is usually divided into two categories. The long-run problem and the short-run problem: The natural rate of unemployment The cyclical rate of unemployment IDENTIFYING UNEMPLOYMENT Natural Rate of Unemployment The natural rate of unemployment is unemployment that does not go away on its own even in the long run. It is the amount of unemployment that the economy normally experiences. IDENTIFYING UNEMPLOYMENT Cyclical Unemployment Cyclical unemployment refers to the year-to-year