The unemployment rate consists of the labour force and number of people actively seeking work whom are unemployed within the labour force. The unemployment rate is calculated by :The number of employed x100 / Labour force. Between 1970 and 1983 there was a rise in this rate that peaked around 10%; this rise could have been attributed due to weak economic conditions that did not produce enough jobs for the supply of labour. From 1992 to 2007, Australia saw a gradual decline in the unemployment rate most likely due to prosperous economic conditions facilitating strong jobs growth. 2) Based on reading the chapter and our lecture discussions, you should be able to identify an “error” in Figure 11.2 (page 247).
(p. 191) ______________ theory is typically associated with greater profits. a. Signaling b. Compensating wage differentials C. Efficiency wage d. Human capital 4. (p. 193) Implications of _______________ theory are that pay level affects an employer's ability to recruit.
Being that these types of assets are From significant parts of savings, this is a logical argument. 1982 to 1989, the Dow Jones Average went from 884 to 2,509 which drastically increased capital assets’ values. There was an impressive drop in the unemployment rate during Reagan’s administration as well. 17 million new jobs were created and the unemployment rate fell from 9.7% to 5.5% by the time Reagan’s presidential term ended (Niskanen & Moore 1996). The hours worked by working aged adults grew during
How important was the decline of Britain’s staple industries in explaining the industrial unrest of the period between 1918-1929? The quick decline of the staple industries had a huge effect among Britain, it accounted for almost half of Britain’s total out put, a quarter of employment and three quarters of exports before 1914. Through out 1920’s unemployment remained at about 10- 20%of an insure workforce where as Britain’s share of the world export trade fell from 18-11% and a drop in value also in overseas investments, which of course left Britain struggling to pay for imports. London was no longer the undisputed financial capital of the world and as the US replaced Britain as the world money lender, the US dollar displaced the pound as the world’s major currency. However there were a few positive developments along side the bad, for example in the 1920’s new industries were introduced of the second industrial revelation, electrical goods, chemicals and motor car production through the mid 20’s was higher by three times than its year of 1914, these where among the products and services that Britain Introduced in an effort to revitalise and flourish Britain’s industries.
There are still many people who criticize and oppose the raising the minimum wage. Many believe that increasing the minimum wage would maximize the unemployment rate when in reality it would actually create more job opportunities. This is because increasing the minimum wage will require high relative price for unskilled labor which concludes that firms will have a high demand for skilled labor. The increase of minimum wage increases earnings and reduces
Measuring Economic Health L. Whittler Eco/212 July 19, 2010 Francisco Penafiel Measuring Economic Health Peaks, contractions, trough, and expansion are the parts that make up the business cycle. GPD measure the business cycle so the matters the most. The high points are peaks and the low point troughs. The period that lies in between economists would call a recession or contraction. Considered periods of declining GDP, Recessions lasts at least six months or two quarters and very serious recession are thought of as depression.
In Inequality for All, Robert Reich’s central claim is that the middle class of America has rapidly declined, and that this middle class is crucial to a stable economy because it generates the real job creators. He describes how a large middle class launches the economy into a “virtuous cycle,” defining it in steps: productivity increases, wages go up, workers buy more, companies hire more, tax revenues increase, government invests more, workers are better educated, and so on. When this middle class diminishes in presence, the cycle goes in reverse. Wages stagnates, workers buy less, companies downsize, tax revenues decrease, government cuts programs, workers are less educated, and finally, unemployment rises. Reich believes that not only is the widening inequality gap—the absence of the middle class, that is––a threat to the economy, it is what is undermining the very core of American democracy.
Unemployment rates were steadily on the rise just a few months ago and corporate profits are at all time highs. This will lead to companies not hiring workers and a sluggish job recovery rate. Technology is replacing the uneducated worker at an alarming rate as machines increase labor productivity faster than other areas of the economy can absorb the now surplus of labor. This doesn’t mean we need to slow technology, just that we need to be a more educated society. Another link to the great depression would be the precious metals market.
Raises in minimum wage have led to increases in unemployment. ii. The rise in unemployment has been more concentrated amongst those below the current minimum wage level. While these hypotheses have been prevalent, results have ranged from adverse effects to employment1 to unconvincing2.
Measurement of inequality in the modern world A study entitled "Divided we Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising” by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reported its conclusions on the causes, consequences and policy implications for the ongoing intensification of the extremes of wealth and poverty across its 22 member nations . "Income inequality in OECD countries is at its highest level for the past half century. The average income of the richest 10% of the population is about nine times that of the poorest 10% across the OECD, up from seven times 25 years ago." "Other traditionally more egalitarian countries, such as Germany, Denmark and Sweden, have seen the gap between rich and poor expand from 5 to 1 in the 1980s, to 6 to 1 today." The combined wealth of the "10 million dollar millionaires" grew to nearly $41 trillion in 2008.