var imagesXXXlarge = "krugmanap2e-ch12-fig-1,,,"; var pilgrimage = ",,,,"; var imagesXlarge = "krugmanapecon2e_mod12_fig-05,,,,,"; var imagesLarge = ",,,,"; var imagesSmall = ",,,,"; var imagesMedium = "krugmanap2e-ch11-fig-5,,,"; xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_cyu_1a'] = "The advent of websites that enable job-seekers to find jobs more quickly will reduce the unemployment rate over time. However, websites that induce discouraged workers to begin actively looking for work again will lead to an increase in the unemployment rate over time."; xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_cyu_2a'] = "Not counted as unemployed because not actively looking for work, but counted in broader measures of labor underutilization as a discouraged worker." xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_cyu_2b'] = "Not counted as unemployed—considered employed because the teacher has a job."; xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_cyu_2c'] = "Unemployed: not working, actively looking for work."; xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_cyu_2d'] = "Not unemployed, but underemployed: working part time for economic reasons. Counted in broader measures of labor underutilization."; xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_cyu_2e'] = "Not unemployed, but considered “marginally attached.” Counted in broader measures of labor underutilization."; xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_cyu_3c'] = "Items (a) and (b) are consistent with the observed relationship between growth in GDP and changes in the unemployment rate. Item (c) is not."; xBookUtils.showAnswers['krugmanapecon2e_mod12_fr_2_rubric'] = "
Rubric for FRQ 2 (4 points)
1 point: Employed (underemployed); she is working, but not working up to her full potential.
1 point: Not in the labor force (discouraged); once a worker stops actively seeking work, he or she falls out of the labor force.
1 point: Employed; individuals are classified as employed if they work full or part time.
1 point: Not in the labor force; he is not actively seeking employment.
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