In: Economics
Jen has a PhD in economics and has been working for 3 years part-time as an instructor; she has always hoped to be hired as a full-time faculty member. The best way to describe Jen is to say she is:
Multiple Choice
a discouraged worker.
underemployed.
overemployed.
unemployed.
Correct : underemployed
Jen is underemployed because her skills are not fully utilized at her current part time job. She can be a full time faculty member but is working as part time instructor.