ANYANWU_70-X3_mod7_Discussion 9/24/12 Discussion Assignment In this module‚ we’ll discuss the idea that unemployment is a "non-problem". After reading the notes inclusive through Module 7‚ please respond to the following question: Jean-Baptiste Say‚ the classical economists‚ and some contemporary economists would argue that a discussion of unemployment is a "non-problem." Discuss the position that France or Germany really has no "unemployment problem." Hint: examine union rules‚ customs‚ and lifestyles‚ and compare union-management
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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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Unemployment in America Recently‚ the story is the same every day. The evening news casts its daily story on the growing unemployment rate. The only thing that changes from day to day is the number of unemployed workers and large firms cutting jobs. Companies are reducing positions by laying off workers. Some businesses are completely closing their doors. The unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed. More specifically‚ it refers to those persons available
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Indonesia The average unemployment rate in Indonesia based on the last 5 years (2009-2013) is 6.78%. The unemployment in Indonesia hit the highest in 2009 with 7.9%‚ and the lowest rate of unemployment was in 2012 with 6.1%. From the above graph‚ we can see that there is a decrease in unemployment rate from 2009 to 2012 falling from a rate of 7.9% in 2009 to 6.1% in 2012. This may be due to the fact the government in Indonesia‚ has been putting effort to lower the unemployment rate of their country
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------------------------------------------------- Psychological Effects of Unemployment and Underemployment The current state of the economy continues to be an enormous stressor for Americans‚ with 78 percent reporting money as a significant source of stress (APA‚ 2009). Unemployed workers are twice as likely as their employed counterparts to experience psychological problems such as depression‚ anxiety‚ psychosomatic symptoms‚ low subjective well-being and poor self-esteem (Paul & Moser‚ 2009). Like unemployment‚ underemployment (e.g.‚ people
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Youth unemployment The youth unemployment problem has become a major problem in our country. The youth represents more than half of the total population of Bhutan and is considered as a major workforce. The youth are considered as the most energetic class of people who can make either constructive or destructive contribution to the society. If they are not monitored well and remained unemployed‚ both social and economic problems are inevitable. The need is felt to address the social and economic
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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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What caused unemployment in France? This is the underlying question‚ reading through the case‚ it is apparent that many influential people‚ be it‚ high ranking officials in the French government or students like us at Thunderbird‚ have all tried to understand the root problem. Many measures were taken in France during those times of crisis‚ however it is clear to me that all of the laws they have adjusted during that period of 1981-1994‚ have been “Kneejerk” reactions‚ rather than a sustainable solutions
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Theories of Unemployment: The article that I took was from the Irish Independent which was printed on the Wednesday 2nd February 2011. 5‚700 more jobless signing on The number of people signing on for benefits increased by more than 5‚700 in the last 12 months‚ official figures revealed today. There were 442‚677 people on the dole in January‚ taking the unemployment rate to 13.4pc - a slight fall on the previous month. Separate figures compiled by the Government revealed there were 4‚893 redundancies
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Unemployment is a serious problem in our country‚ which leads to poverty. Many people are eager to find jobs SuPport themselves as well as their families but there are not enough jobs for everyone. As a result the problem of unemployment is seen at every level. Lack of job opportunities has brought depression and hopelessness among our youth. It has made them to go astray which creates many other problems like drug addiction‚ identity crises‚ etc. Let us first examine the causes of the problem
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