When the Unemployment Rate Is High, There Is Political Demand

question 232

Multiple Choice

When the unemployment rate is high, there is political demand to increase the benefit period for unemployment compensation. In a standard analysis, doing so will lead to:

• A) reductions in unemployment.
• B) increases in the unemployment rate.
• C) more job creation.
• D) more job destruction.

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