The Cost of Shifting Workers from Declining Sectors of the Economy

question 190

Multiple Choice

The cost of shifting workers from declining sectors of the economy to growing sectors is known as:

• A) irreversible employment.
• B) a labor adjustment cost.
• C) labor bunching.
• D) intertemporal substitution.

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Definitions:

MMPI

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology used to diagnose mental disorders.

Freud's Model

Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche, which divides it into the id, ego, and superego components, responsible for human behavior and emotion.

Id, Ego

Components of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory where the id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual desires, and the ego is the organized, realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and reality.

Superego

The part of a person's mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers.