The Idea That the Natural Rate of Unemployment Is Increased

question 65

Multiple Choice

The idea that the natural rate of unemployment is increased following extended periods of unemployment is called:

• A)Okun's law.
• B)the Phillips curve.
• C)the natural-rate hypothesis.
• D)hysteresis.

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