第二十六章 自然失业率.pptVIP

Chapter 26 the natural rate of unemployment In this chapter you will learn about the data used to measure the amount of unemployment consider how unemployment can result from minimum-wage laws Labor force The total number of workers,including both the employed and the unemployed * see how unemployment can arise from bargaining between firms and unions examine how unemployment results when firms choose to pay efficiency wages consider how unemployment arises from the process of job search Chapter26 the natural rate of unemployment Labor force Unemployment rate Labor-force participation rate Natural rate of unemployment Cyclical unemployment Discouraged workers union Collective bargaining strike Efficiency wages Job search Unemployment insurance index back Unemployment rate The percentage of the labor force that is unemployment back Labor-force participation rate the percentage of the adult population that is in the labor force back Natural rate of unemployment The normal rate of unemployment around which the unemployment rate fluctuates back Cyclical unemployment The deviation of unemployment from its natural rate back individuals who would like to work but have given up looking for a job Discouraged workers How can I do ? back A worker association that bargains with employers over wages and working conditions union back The process by which unions and firms agree on the terms of employment back The organized withdrawal of labor from a firm by a union back Efficiency wages Above-equilibrium wages paid by firms in order to increase worker productivity back The process by which workers find appropriate jobs given their tastes and skills back *