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Discuss the Likely Impact of Each of the Following on the Unemployment

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Discuss the likely impact of each of the following on the unemployment rate:
a.The length of time workers are eligible to receive unemployment insurance payments is cut in half.
b.The government passes a law making labor unions illegal.
c.The minimum wage is raised by 50 percent.
d.The government funds an Internet site where companies can post job openings at no charge.


Definitions:

Marginal Product

Describes the additional output that is produced by using one more unit of a factor of production, holding all other factors constant.

Marginal Cost

The supplementary cost that arises when one additional unit of a product or service is produced.

Marginal

Term used to describe the effects of a change in the current situation. For example, a producer’s marginal cost is the cost of producing an additional unit of a product, given the producer’s current facility and production rate.

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