Unemployment and inflation are two intricately linked economic concepts. Over the years there have been a number of economists trying to interpret the relationship between the concepts of inflation and unemployment. There are two possible explanations of this relationship – one in the short term and another in the long term. In the short term there is an inverse correlation between the two. As per this relation‚ when the unemployment is on the higher side‚ inflation is on the lower side and the inverse
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Unemployment Analysis Unemployment occurs when a person is not working but is actively looking for work. Economists have essentially identified four different types of unemployment which are frictional unemployment; structural unemployment; seasonal unemployment; cyclical unemployment. Frictional unemployment is best described as a highly skilled worker that is in between jobs because they are holding out for right job that best suits their needs and skills. Frictional unemployment usually occurs
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1. Identify the type of unemployment referred to in the BBC article and outline the main causes of this form of unemployment. (1) Cyclical Unemployment‚ ment to describe the unemployment associated with business cycles occuring in the economy. Cyclical unemployment occurs during recessions because‚ when demand for goods and services in an economy falls‚ some companies respond by cutting production and laying off workers rather than by reducing wages and prices. (2) Unemployed individuals are
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Meanings and Definition of Demand: The word ’demand’ is so common and familiar with every one of us that it seems superfluous to define it. The need for precise definition arises simply because it is sometimes confused with other words such as desire‚ wish‚ want‚ etc. Demand in economics means a desire to possess a good supported by willingness and ability to pay for it. If your have a desire to buy a certain commodity‚ say a car‚ but you do not have the adequate means to pay for it‚ it will
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Unemployment means under-utilization or non-utilization of available man-power. Unemployment refers to the state of being unemployed or not having a job i.e. joblessness. A person is said to be unemployed if he or she is looking for work or is willing to work at the prevailing wage but is unable to find the job. India‚ with a vast population of over 2 billion individuals‚ is facing the biggest problem of the century in the form of unemployment of worthy and productive citizens. Our country is set
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Introduction The nation’s high unemployment rate is a result of a severe drop in demand for goods and services. It’s not a reflection of longer-term structural changes in the economy but rather cyclical changes in the economy. The demand for goods has been limited because of tight credit‚ decreases in government budgets‚ suppression of demand by consumers and foreign markets‚ and the inability by the fed lower interest rates. Even with the low level of interest rates the Fed is currently practicing
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HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: WHO’S TO BE BLAMED? A case study Presented to The Faculty of the College of Management and Business Technology Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology Sumacab Campus‚ Cabanatuan City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Subject Basic Economics with Agrarian Reform and Taxation Economics 1 By: Glenda L. Estipular Joanne Abigail C. Ramones Jennavy N. Dela Cruz Irma Joy P. Castro Mary Grace A. Arzanan Jonnalyn L. Alberto Introduction
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agriculture (19.8 percent)‚ according to 1998 estimates in the 2000 CIA World Factbook . Greece ’s total labor force numbered 4.32 million in 1999‚ when unemployment was estimated at 9.9 percent. Generally‚ more men work in the industry sector while women dominate the service and agriculture industries. Greek women tend to have higher unemployment rates than men and are on average paid less. For additional income many Greeks work in seasonal or nonpermanent agricultural or service industry positions
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drugs‚ due to lesser enticement and resources to produce. The potential issues that will arise from the situation will be discussed as follows: 2.1 Unfair trading and Black Markets The limited medication supply will not be able to meet the demands of all its consumers‚ therefore‚ some medications may be sold on biased basis (MORTON‚ 2001)‚ for example if a consumer has relations with someone from the medical industry. Unlawful transactions will also take place when a consumer offers to pay
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International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 16; September 2011 GRADUATES’ CHARACTERISTICS AND UNEMPLOYMENT: A STUDY AMONG MALAYSIAN GRADUATES Associate Professor Dr. Noor Azina Ismail Department of Applied Statistics Faculty of Economics and Administration University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia E-mail: nazina@um.edu.my‚ Phone: +603 79673638 Abstract The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of graduates’ characteristics on the chance of being
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