How
is unemployment related to equilibrium and disequilibrium in labor
market? What functions does unemployment play in the operation of
labor markets?
What is meant by the “international division of labor”? What
function does the periphery play vis-a-visthe center
countries in this division of labor? Who benefits from it?
What are the problems faced by primary product exporters? Are
there primary products that countries might export which would,
perhaps, not be subject to the same difficulties? Can you give some
examples of so-called non-traditional primary products which it
might be desirable to export? In general, what makes one export a
“good” export...
How does the Bureau of Labor and Statistics compute the labor
force and the unemployment rate?
How does the current U.S. unemployment rate compare with
unemployment rates in other developed countries and unemployment
rates from U.S. history?
Define the following causes of unemployment: frictional,
structural, and cyclical. Which of these causes is more paramount
during a severe recession?
How might governments reduce the amount of: 1) frictional and
2) structural unemployment?
Why do unemployment rates in European countries tend to...
What are the determinants of demand for labor and supply of
labor? How is the equilibrium wage rate determined in a labor
market? Why a janitor gets lower wage than a heart surgeon? Why
wage rates of all types of labor are lower in India and Pakistan
than Saudi Arabia?
What are the determinants of demand for labor and supply of
labor? How is the equilibrium wage rate determined in a labor
market? Why a janitor gets lower wage than a heart surgeon? Why
wage rates of all types of labor are lower in India and Pakistan
than Saudi Arabia?
The unemployment rate is a key indicator of the health of labor
markets and the overall economy. Go to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics website and compare the national unemployment rate
trends over the last ten years at
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000. How do those trends
compare to the State of Georgia’s labor market conditions and
specifically the unemployment rate at
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST130000000000003 and also
information from the Georgia Department of Labor at
https://dol.georgia.gov/documents/unemployment-rate-statewide-seasonally-adjusted
and over the last year or so at
https://dol.georgia.gov/sites/dol.georgia.gov/files/related_files/document/lf_georgia.pdf
Are...