Consider Two Countries: Flexiland and Stuckland

question 56

Essay

Consider two countries: Flexiland and Stuckland. The labor force in each country consists of 100,000 workers. In Flexiland a different 500 workers are unemployed each month. In Stuckland the same 500 workers are unemployed for the entire year. Compare and contrast the unemployment situation in the two countries by explaining: a. the unemployment rate,
b. the number of spells of unemployment,
c. the average durati on of each unemployment spell, and
d. whether the unemployment is more likely to be frictional or structural.

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