曼昆经济法Chapter 15 Unemployment and Its Natural Rate课件.ppt

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate;Chapter 15  Unemployment and Its Natural Rate;you will learn;Chapter15 Unemployment and Its Natural Rate ;Categories of Unemployment;Natural Rate of Unemployment;Cyclical Unemployment;Describing Unemployment;How is Unemployment Measured?;How is Unemployment Measured?;How is Unemployment Measured?;How is Unemployment Measured?;How is Unemployment Measured?;How is Unemployment Measured?;How is Unemployment Measured?;Unemployed (6.2 million) ;How is Unemployment Measured?;How is Unemployment Measured?;Labor-Force Experiences of Various Demographic Groups (1998);Unemployment Rate Since 1960;100;It is difficult to distinguish between a person who is unemployed and a person who is not in the labor force. Discouraged workers, people who would like to work but have given up looking for jobs after an unsuccessful search, don’t show up in unemployment statistics. Other people may claim to be unemployed in order to receive financial assistance, even though they aren’t looking for work. ;How Long Are the Unemployed without Work?;Why Are There Always Some People Unemployed?;Why Are There Always Some People Unemployed?;Job Search Unemployment;Job Search Unemployment;The Inevitability of Job Search Unemployment;Public Policy and Job Search;Public Policy and Job Search;Public Policy and Job Search;Unemployment insurance is a government program that partially protects workers’ incomes when they become unemployed. Offers workers partial protection against job losses. Offers partial payment of former wages for a limited time to those who are laid off.;Unemployment insurance increases the amount of search unemployment. It reduces the search efforts of the unemployed. It may improve the chances of workers being matched with the right jobs.;Why Are There Always Some People Unemployed?;Three Possible Reasons for an Above-Equilibrium Wage;Minimum-Wage Laws;Unemployment from a Wage Above the Equilibrium Level...;Unions and Collective Bargaining;Unions an