Government Policies Directed at Reducing Frictional Unemployment Include

question 3

Multiple Choice

Government policies directed at reducing frictional unemployment include:

• A) abolishing minimum-wage laws.
• B) making unemployment insurance 100 percent experience rated.
• C) increasing the earned income credit.
• D) making government part of the union-firm wage bargaining process.

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Definitions:

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy technique that rewards individuals for desired behaviors to increase the frequency of those behaviors.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that treats problems and boosts happiness by modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts.

SBIRT

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment; a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders.

Motivational Interviewing

A counseling approach designed to engage a person's own motivations and resources for change in behaviors, particularly those affecting health.