The Standard Cobweb Model Makes Which Two Assumptions

question 21

Multiple Choice

The standard cobweb model makes which two assumptions?

• A) Workers are forward looking, and job adjustments take time.
• B) Workers are myopic, and job adjustments take time.
• C) Workers are forward looking, and job adjustments are instantaneous.
• D) Workers are myopic, and job adjustments are instantaneous.
• E) Workers are myopic, and retraining of one's skills happens instantaneously.

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