The Impact of Recession

question 14

Multiple Choice

The impact of recession

• A) is, in the aggregate, a more significant factor in social welfare than long run growth
• B) is more severe for professionals than for semi-skilled manual laborers
• C) is more severe for skilled workers than for unskilled workers
• D) causes larger declines in consumption among those aged 26 to 45 than among teenagers
• E) is most severe for the poorest members of society

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