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If the rate of job separation is 1% and the rate of job finding is 10%, the natural rate of unemployment is, approximately equal to
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9% |
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1% |
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10% |
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90% |
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none of the above |
We have the equation:
FU = SE
where F is the job finding rate, S is the job separation rate, U is the rate of unemployment and E is the rate of employment. E can be written as E = 1 - U
Hence, we have:
U/1-U = S/F
U/1-U = 0.01/0.1 = 0.1
Rearranging, we get U = 0.1/0.9
Hence, U = 0.11111 or 11.1% (which is the natural rate of unemployment). Hence, it is approximately 10%