A Decrease in Aggregate Demand and the Subsequent Cutbacks in Production

question 174

Multiple Choice

A decrease in aggregate demand and the subsequent cutbacks in production lead to

• A) frictional unemployment.
• B) cyclical unemployment.
• C) cost-push unemployment.
• D) structural unemployment.
• E) transitory unemployment.

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