【多恩布什版宏观经济学课后答案】第七章

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1、Chapter7SolutionstotheProblemsintheTextbook:ConceptualProblems:1.Therateofunemploymentisaffectedbythefrequency,thatis,thenumberoflimesthatworkersbecomeunemployedinaperiod,andbytheduration,thatis,thelengthoftheperiodforwhichworkersareunemployed.l.a.Indepressedindustries,thedurationofunemployment

2、islikelytobelongbutthefrequencyislikelytobelow.Policiestohelpunemployedworkersfromtheseindustriesfindnewjobsmayincluderetrainingandeducationprogramstoenablethemtofindworkinotherindustries.l.b.Unskilledworkerstendtobemorefrequentlyunemployed,butthedurationoftheirunemploymentisusuallyfairlyshort.

3、On-the-jobtrainingoreducationprogramsthatprovideskillstoobtainormaintainjobsareoftenthebeststrategyforhelpingtheseworkers・However,suchprogramsareoftencostlyanddifficulttoimplement.1cUnemploymentindepressedgeographicalareastendstobeoflongdurationandlowfrequencyandisoftenconcentratedinspecificind

4、ustries(verysimilartothesituationinl.a.).Policiestorelocateworkerstodifferentgeographicalareasmaynotbesuccessfulsinceworkersareoftenreluctanttomove・Thuspolicymakersgenerallypreferprogramsdesignedtoattractnewindustriestoanareaoverprogramstorelocateworkers.1.d.Teenageunemploymentisoftenofhighfreq

5、uencyandshortduration.Sinceteenagerstendtohavefewskillsandlittleornoworkexperience,programstofacilitatethetransitionintotheadultworkforceareneeded・Programsthatofferon-the-jobtrainingwillprovidethehighestlong-termbenefits.Theseprogramstendtobefairlycostly,however,whichiswhysomepoliticiansadvocat

6、eloweringtheminimumwageforteenagersinstead.2.Thenaturalunemploymentrateisdeterminedbytwofactors:thedurationandfrequencyofunemployment.Whilethedurationofunemploymentdependsprimarilyontheorganizationanddemographicmake-upofthelaborforce,theavailabilityofunemploymentbenefits,andthedesireoftheunempl

7、oyedtolookforbetterjobs,thefrequencyofunemploymentdependslargelyontherateatwhichnewworkersentertheworkforceandonthevariabilityofthedemandforlaboracrossdifferentemployers・2.a.Itisunclearwhethertheeliminationofunionswouldservetoredu