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Natural rate of unemployment

amount of unemployment that that economy normally experiences

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Cyclical unemployment

has a different explanation that does the natural rate of unemployment, refers to the year-to-year fluctuation in unemployment around an economy's natural rate of unemployment, and is closely associated with short run ups and downs of economic activity

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"natural" implies that the natural rate of unemployment

does not go away on its own even in the long run

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unemployment data are collected

through a regular survey of about 60000 households

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the labor force participation rate is computed as

(labor force / adult population) x 100

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Recent entrants into the labor force account for about

1/3 of those who are unemployed

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people who are unemployed because they are in search of a job that suits their skills are included within

frictional unemployment

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spells of unemployment end about

1/2 of the time with the person leaving the labor force

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people who are unemployed because of job search are best classified as

frictionally unemployed

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explanations for the existence of structural unemployment

efficiency wages, minimum-wage laws, and unions

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the natural unemployment rate includes

both frictional and structural unemployment

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what helps to reduce frictional unemployment

government-run employment agencies and public training programs

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who is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits

the unemployed who are laid off because their previous employers no longer needed their skills

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causes of frictional unemployment

the destruction of manufacturing jobs, a worker leaving a job t find one with better benefits, and unemployment insurance

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a price floor is

a legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold, often imposed when sellers of a good are successful in their attempts to convince the government that the market outcome is unfair without a price floor, and a source of inefficiency in a market

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if a price floor is not binding, then

the equilibrium price is above the price floor and there will be no effect on the market price or quantity sold

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a binding price floor

causes a surplus and is set at a price above the equilibrium price

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after a binding floor becomes effective, a

smaller quantity of the good is bought and sold

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a price floor is binding when it is set

above the equilibrium price, causing a surplus

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labor unions

raise wages in unionized industries

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unions contribute to

structural unemployment

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The Wagner Act of 1935

prevents employers from interfering when workers try to organize a union

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The theory of efficiency wages

explains why it may be in the best interest of firms to offer wages that are above the equilibrium level

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Efficiency wages

increase productivity but increase unemployment

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example of an efficiency wage

an above equilibrium wage paid by a firm to reduce turnover costs

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Why might a firm pay efficiency wages?

to reduce incentives to shrink, reduce turnover, and attract a well-qualified pool of applicants

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(*16) Money

is more efficient than barter, makes trades easier, and allows greater specialization

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functions of money

a unit of account, a store of value, and a medium of exchange

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assets from most to least liquid

money, bonds, cars, houses

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Money is

the most liquid asset but an imperfect store of value

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paper dollars

are fiat money and gold coins are commodity money

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currency includes

paper bills and coins

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a central bank

an institution designed to oversee the banking system and regulate the quantity of money in the economy

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monetary policy

a central banks setting of the money supply

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the federal reserve

created in 1913, is the us's central bank, and has other duties in addition to controlling the money supply

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Members of the federal reserve's board of governors

are appointed by the president of the us and confirmed by the us senate

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has 12 regional banks. the board of governors has 7 members who serve 14-year terms

the regional federal reserve banks

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the FOMC

meets to discuss changes in the economy and determine monetary policy

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at the federal reserve

the nation's monetary policy is made by the federal open market committee, which meets about every 6 weeks

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The voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee include

five of the presidents of the regional Federal Reserve banks, the president of the federal reserve bank of New York, and the seven members of the board of governors

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the new York federal reserve bank

president always gets to vote at the FOMC meetings, conducts open market transactions, and is one of 12 regional Federal Reserve banks

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in a system of 100% reserve banking

banks do not make loans

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a banks assets equal its liabilities under

both 100%-reserve banking and fractional-reserve banking

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reserves are

deposits that banks have received but have not yet loaned out

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Bank regulators impose capital requirements in order to

ensure banks can pay off depositors

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what can the fed do to change the money supply

change reserves or change the reserve ratio

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When conducting an open-market sale, the fed

sells government bonds, and in so doing increases the money supply

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when conducting an open-market purchase, the fed

buys government bonds, and in so doing increases the money supply

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open-market operations

the tool of monetary policy the fed uses most often

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When the fed decreases the discount rate, banks will

borrow more from the fed and lend more to the public. The money supply increases

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The fed can increase the money supply by conducting open-market

purchases or by lowering the discount rate

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if the federal reserve increases the interest rate on bank deposits at the fed, banks will want to hold

more reserves, so the reserves ratio will rise

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in a fractional-reserve banking system, an increase in the reserve requirements

decreases both the money multiplier and the money supply

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The money supply increases when the fed

buys bonds. the increase will be larger, the smaller is the reserve ratio

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the fed increases the reserve requirement, but it wants to offset the effects on the money supply. what should it do?

buy bonds to increase reserves

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if the public decides to hold more currency and fewer deposits in banks, bank reserves

decrease and the money supply eventually decreases

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to increase the money supply, the fed could

decrease the discount rate

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today, bank runs are

uncommon because of FDIC deposit insurance

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the federal funds rate is the

interest rate at which banks lend reserves to each other overnight

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an increase in the money supply might indicate that the fed had

purchased bonds in an attempt to reduce the federal funds rate

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fed policy decisions influence

inflation and employment

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collective bargaining refers to

the process by which unions and firms agree on the terms of employment

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Consumers decide to rode bikes more and drive cars less. Bicycle companies expand production while automobile companies fire workers. this is an example of

frictional unemployment created by sectoral shifts

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When prices are falling, economists say that there is

deflation

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To explain the long-run determinants of the price level and the inflation rate, most economists today rely on the

quantity theory of money

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when the price level falls, the number of dollars needed to buy a representative basket of goods

decreases, so the value of money rises

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when there is inflation, the number of dollars needed to buy representative basket of goods needed to buy a representative basket of goods

increases, and so the value of money falls

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if P denotes the price of goods and services measures in terms of money, then

1/P represents the value of money measured in the terms of goods and services, P can be regarded as the "overall price level", an increase in the value of money is associated in the value of money is associated with a decrease in P

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the supply of money is determined by

the Federal Reserve System

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with the value of money on the vertical axis, the money supply curve is

vertical

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money demand refers to

hoe much wealth people want to hold in liquid form

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as the price level decreases, the value of money

increases, so people hold less money to purchase goods and services

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, as the price level increases the quantity of money

demanded increases

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when the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, as the price level decreases, the value of money

increases, so the quantity of money demanded decreases

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when the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, long-run equilibrium is obtained when the quantity demanded and quantity supplied of money are equal due to adjustment in

the price level

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when the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, if the value of money is above the equilibrium level,

the price level will rise

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when the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, an increase in the money supply

increases the price level and decreases the value of money

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a decrease in the money supply creates an excess

demand for money that is eliminated by falling prices

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economic variables whose values are measured in monetary units are called

nominal variables

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the price level is a

nominal variable

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classical economic theory argues that long-run changes in the money supply

affect nominal variables, but not real variables

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according to the classical economic theory

the GDP is not influenced by long-run monetary factors

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according to the classical economic theory

The price level and nominal interest rates are influenced by long-run monetary factors

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the principle of monetary neutrality implies that in the long-run, an increase in the money supply will

increase the price level, but not real GDP

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