Structural Unemployment CANNOT Be Caused By

question 282

Multiple Choice

Structural unemployment CANNOT be caused by:

• A) a government-mandated floor on the price of labor set above the equilibrium wage.
• B) collective bargaining efforts that secure higher wages for unionized workers than for nonunionized workers.
• C) offering high wages to attract high-quality workers.
• D) granting Social Security benefits to laid-off workers.

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