The Squared Deviation of Unemployment from the Natural Rate Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

The squared deviation of unemployment from the natural rate is used as a measure of "output loss" because

• A) both positive deviations and negative deviations are costly.
• B) policy can influence only the degree of fluctuation of an economy around potential GDP and thus of unemployment around the natural rate; squared deviations are a measure of that fluctuation.
• C) it is a convenient measure that is routinely reported as output from statistical investigations.
• D) all of the above.
• E) none of the above.

Understand the importance of projecting the company's image over personal brand in communications.

Grasp the effectiveness of plain language and the appropriate use of tone, style, and voice in business writing.

Understand the importance and methods of maintaining a conversational but businesslike tone in written communication.

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