d. (3 points) Members of Uzbekistan’s government are up for re-election and challengers for government seats are claiming that the unemployment rate is not accurate because discouraged workers are not considered. Are the political challengers correct in saying that the unemployment rate in Uzbekistan is not accurate? Answer: The unemployment rate gets defined a certain way by government statisticians and that definition affects the size of the unemployment rate. The rate may increase or decrease depending upon its definition. In this example the treatment of discouraged workers as not part of the unemployed results in a unemployment rate than you would get if these discouraged workers were included in the unemployed. e. (3 points) Recently, the citizens of Uzbekistan have started having smaller families. As a result, the number of day care jobs has decreased tremendously. What type of unemployment is increasing because of this situation? Answer: Structural unemployment is increasing since the unemployment is a result of the dynamics of the labor market. Answers to Multiple Choice Questions D D C A B D C B B B A A B A C A C B D C
d. (3 points) Members of Uzbekistan’s government are up for re-election and challengers for government seats are claiming that the unemployment rate is not accurate because discouraged workers are not considered. Are the political challengers correct in saying that the unemployment rate in Uzbekistan is not accurate? Answer: The unemployment rate gets defined a certain way by government statisticians and that definition affects the size of the unemployment rate. The rate may increase or decrease depending upon its definition. In this example the treatment of discouraged workers as not part of the unemployed results in a unemployment rate than you would get if these discouraged workers were included in the unemployed. e. (3 points) Recently, the citizens of Uzbekistan have started having smaller families. As a result, the number of day care jobs has decreased tremendously. What type of unemployment is increasing because of this situation? Answer: Structural unemployment is increasing since the unemployment is a result of the dynamics of the labor market. Answers to Multiple Choice Questions D D C A B D C B B B A A B A C A C B D C
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