Which of the Following Statements Best Explains Why Unemployment Rates

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best explains why unemployment rates in European countries are significantly higher than unemployment rates in Canada or the United States?

• A)European countries have higher- paying jobs than Canada or the U.S., which causes an influx of workers into the labour force, which then increases the unemployment rate.
• B)The Canadian and the U.S. economies are more heavily unionized than European countries.
• C)Workers in European countries have less skills and training than North American workers and therefore have higher rates of unemployment.
• D)European countries have experienced more recessionary gaps than Canada or the U.S. and therefore have significantly higher cyclical unemployment.
• E)Canada and the U.S. have greater labour- market flexibility than European countries.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In research, the variable being tested and measured, expected to be influenced by another variable known as the independent variable.

Self-Report Biases

Distortions in self-report measures due to systematic differences between what respondents report and what is true, often driven by social desirability or memory inaccuracies.

Placebo Effects

Phenomena where an individual experiences a beneficial effect from a treatment that has no therapeutic properties, due to their belief that they are receiving an active treatment.

Statistical Artifacts

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