UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM Introduction Spain unemployment figure had hit up to 5 million people mark in the last quarter of 2011. The National Statistic Institute measure from 4.9 million in the third quarter to 5.3 million people is jobless at the end of December. This rate rose from 21.5% in the third quarter to 22.8%‚ one of the highest rates in nearly 17 years. Spain has already hit one of the highest rates in the 17-nation eurozone and is expected to step back to recession. This impact hit
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contribution to the GDP‚ with most Greeks employed in the service sector (59.2 percent) and lesser numbers in industry (21 percent) and agriculture (19.8 percent)‚ according to 1998 estimates in the 2000 CIA World Factbook . Greece ’s total labor force numbered 4.32 million in 1999‚ when unemployment was estimated at 9.9 percent. Generally‚ more men work in the industry sector while women dominate the service and agriculture industries. Greek women tend to have higher unemployment rates than men and are
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prediction of inflation and unemployment in Germany Ivan O. Kitov Abstract Potential links between inflation‚ π(t)‚ and unemployment‚ UE(t)‚ in Germany have been examined. There exists a consistent (conventional) Phillips curve despite some changes in monetary policy. This Phillips curve is characterized by a negative relation between inflation and unemployment with the latter leading the former by one year: UE(t-1) = -1.50π(t) + 0.116. Effectively‚ growing unemployment has resulted in decreasing
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Homework Assignments Problems & Applications Chapter 1 Homework 4. You win $100 in a basketball pool. You have a choice between spending the money now or putting it away for a year in a bank account that pays 5% interest. What is the opportunity cost of spending the $100 now? 5. The company that you manage has invested $5 million in developing a new product‚ but the product is not quite finished. At a recent meeting‚ your salespeople report that the introduction of competing products
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has spent 17.4 percent of GDP and expect to intensify over the years to come‚ according from the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Service. The reason for an increase‚ is due to increasing treatments‚ medications‚ medical research and more (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis‚ 2015). Moreover‚ Obama Care (Affordable Care Act) involves an increase in the economic activity in healthcare considering everyone has to partake in health insurance. However‚ the output of the GDP is the value of the goods
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HOW INTEREST RATES AFFECT OUR PURCHASING DECISIONS Fluctuating interest rates have a decidedly large impact on purchasing decisions. Higher interest rates mean that consumers don’t have as much disposable income and must cut back on spending. When higher interest rates are coupled with increased lending‚ banks makes fewer loans. Lower interest rates make it easier for farmers and manufacturers to borrow to invest in equipment and buildings. That gives business more incentive to invest
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ECON Final 1. Graphically and verbally explain why an increase in retail sales during Christmas 2011 will boost GDP growth in Q1 2012. 2. Why do the Major League Baseball (MLB) owners want to hire more Latino and Asian players than African-American players? NOTE: this is NOT a political or racial question. Use your knowledge of Economics only! The economic situation is Latin and many Asian countries are a lot worse off than in America‚ so in turn hiring more Latino and Asian baseball
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Unemployment is a status in which people are without a profitable job. It has been an major issue in most societies nowadays and is a problem that most countries have been facing and are trying to address. Moreover‚ when we talk about unemployment‚ we have to consider the employer and the employee point of view. Till this date there are significant theorical debates regarding the causes‚ consequences and solutions for unemployment. This essay will focus on causes and effects of unemployment
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objectives besides price stability‚ such as currency stability‚ financial stability‚ growth in employment and income. Of late‚ however‚ considerations of financial stability have assumed increasing importance in monetary policy. The most serious economic downturns in the recent years appear to be generally associated with financial instability. Monetary policy is known to have both short and long-term effects. While it generally affects the real sector with long and variable lags‚ monetary policy
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2 Type of unemployment............................................................................................. 4 * Frictional Unemployment * Structural Unemployment * Cyclical Unemployment * Seasonal Unemployment Factors of unemployment......................................................................................... 6 * Business cycle * Aggregate demand * Decrease in aggregate supply Effect of unemployment...........................
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