Unemployment Flashcards

1
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Unemployment occurs…

A

when people who are willing and able to work can’t find job

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2
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economically inactive

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children, student, retired, disabled

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3
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labor force

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Total number of workers who are available for work

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4
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factors what cause unemployment

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  1. demographics
  2. social and cultural factors
  3. school leaving age
  4. retirement age
  5. proportion of women who join the labor force.
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5
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unemployment rate formula

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number of unemployed / number of labor force x100

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6
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does a person who doesn’t look for job considered as labor force?

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No

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7
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what are the difference between stock and flow?

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stock is measured at particular time while flow is measured overtime

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8
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Are graduates who just left their universities considered unemployed?

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Yes, the rate will increase

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9
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When machinery replaces people’s jobs, does unemployment increase?

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Yes

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10
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When people voluntarily left job, does unemployment increase?

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Yes

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11
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If people become ill, does unemployment increase?

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No, the labor force decreased

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12
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What is claimant count

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The measure of unemployment those who register as unemployed to claim unemployment benefits.

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13
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what is the downside of claimant count

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the amount is likely to be overstated or understated due to greed or lack of connection to conduct the survey

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14
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What is the labor force survey?

A

Department of Statistics

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15
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What is the downside of labor force survey

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Sampling error

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16
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What are the 2 main causes of unemployment?

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  1. Lack of job opportunities
  2. substandard education
17
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What are the 2 causes of lack of job opportunities?

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  1. Lack of startups
  2. Absence of vocational training
18
Q

What there are lack of startups?

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  1. Government support
  2. Law and Order situation (cigarettes and vape)
19
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What are the 3 main reasons of substandard education?

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  1. incapable teachers
  2. unaffordable education
  3. improper hiring
20
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What are the 3 types of unemployment?

A
  1. frictional unemployment
  2. structural unemployment
  3. cyclical unemployment
21
Q

explain cyclical unemployment

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due to decrease in AD probably cause by global threats like COVID-19

22
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explain structural unemployment

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Due to changes in the country’s structure.
1. The focus of the country changes
2. Decline in the economy
3. Changes in how things are done (online) - technology improves

23
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Frictional unemployment (casual and seasonal also included in this)

A

Due to voluntary unemployment, graduates don’t want to accept their first job. They spend time transitioning from one job to another without contributing to the economy.

24
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Casual unemployment

A

Work by contracts for few months and rest before the next one

25
Q

Seasonal unemployment

A

Fishermen don’t anything during monsoon

26
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4 consequences of unemployment (-ve)

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  1. decrease in population
  2. Social disturbance
  3. Individual skills become dull causing them to have low self-esteem
  4. Low savings lead to poverty
27
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Consequences of unemployment (+ve)

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  1. The firm might benefit from a wide choice of potential workers who don’t request a high salary
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