What Would We Predict If a Country Increases Its Unemployment

question 173

Multiple Choice

What would we predict if a country increases its unemployment compensation?

• A) The country would have shorter durations of each spell of unemployment, and it would have a higher unemployment.
• B) The country would have shorter durations of each spell of unemployment, and it would have a lower unemployment rate
• C) The country would have longer durations of each spell of unemployment, and it would have a higher unemployment rate.
• D) The country would have longer durations of each spell of unemployment, and it would have a lower unemployment.

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Definitions:

Experimenter's Bias

A distortion in research outcomes due to the researcher's expectations influencing the study.

Social Desirability

The tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others, often leading to over-reporting of 'positive' behaviors or under-reporting of 'negative' behaviors.

Independent Variable

In experimental and statistical research, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Manipulated

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