A Rise in Price Expectations That Causes Wages to Rise

question 26

True/False

A rise in price expectations that causes wages to rise causes the short run aggregate supply curve to shift to the left.

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Definitions:

Structural Unemployment

A situation in which there is a mismatch between the skills of unemployed workers and the skills needed for available jobs.

Cyclical Unemployment

This type of unemployment fluctuates with the business cycle, increasing during economic downturns and decreasing during periods of economic growth.

Frictional Unemployment

Short-term unemployment that arises from the process of matching workers with jobs and occurs even in healthy economies.

Assembly Line

A manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create a finished product much more efficiently than with individual craftsmanship.