Tackle the Test: Free-Response Questions

  1. Question

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    Rubric for FRQ 1 (6 points)

    1 point: The natural rate of unemployment is made up of frictional unemployment . . .

    1 point: . . . plus structural unemployment.

    1 point: Cyclical unemployment is the deviation of the actual rate of unemployment from the natural rate. Or, cyclical unemployment is the difference between the actual and natural rates of unemployment.

    1 point: Changes in labor force characteristics

    1 point: Changes in labor market institutions such as unions

    1 point: Changes in government policies

  2. Question

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    In each of the following situations, what type of unemployment is Melanie facing? Explain.