Juanita Earned a B

question 52

Multiple Choice

Juanita earned a B.S. in engineering and went to work for a large defense contractor in a small town in California. When the government cut spending, Juanita and 99 others were laid off. The only other business in the town is growing grapes to be made into raisins, but the growers refuse to hire laid-off engineers, knowing they will leave at the first opportunity. The unemployment Juanita is experiencing is:

• A) cyclical.
• B) structural.
• C) permanent.
• D) frictional.

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Definitions:

Anchoring Effect

A cognitive bias in decision-making where individuals rely too heavily on the first piece of information (the "anchor") offered when making decisions.

Behavioral Economics

A field of economics that studies the effects of psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors on economic decisions.

Time Inconsistency

The tendency of individuals to change their plans or preferences over time in ways that they themselves will later regard as being against their own interests.

Myopia

Short-sightedness, in a business context, refers to a focus on short-term results at the expense of long-term interests.