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Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle

Question 1
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What happens to government spending during an expansionary fiscal policy aimed at reducing unemployment?

Question 2
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How would a government typically fund an increase in social safety net programs during economic downturns to assist the unemployed?

Question 3
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Which group is included in the calculation of the official unemployment rate?

Question 4
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Which type of unemployment occurs when there is a downturn in the business cycle?

Question 5
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How could contractionary fiscal policy indirectly lead to an increase in unemployment?

Question 6
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What type of unemployment occurs when a construction worker loses their job because the project was completed?

Question 7
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What is an indirect consequence that might arise from persistent exchange rate devaluation affecting a nation's balance of payments?

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Question 8
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Which of the following is a measure of unemployment that includes discouraged workers and individuals working part-time for economic reasons?

Question 9
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Which of the following is an example of frictional unemployment?

Question 10
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Which of the following is an example of demand-deficient unemployment?