France Offers Its Citizens Generous Unemployment Benefits for Up to 24

question 113

Multiple Choice

France offers its citizens generous unemployment benefits for up to 24 months. The United States
Offers its citizens less generous unemployment benefits, typically for up to 6 months. From this
Information, it is likely that the natural unemployment rate is

• A)near zero in France, and much greater than zero in the United States.
• B)unaffected by unemployment benefits in the both France and the United States.
• C)equal in France and the United States.
• D)greater in France than in the United States.
• E)less in France than in the United States.

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