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宏观经济学课件chapter06
Macroeconomics,6e（Blanchard/Johnson）
Chapter6:
TheLaborMarket
6.1MultipleChoiceQuestions
1）Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoutofthelaborforce?
A）theunemployed
B）thosetemporarilylaidoffwhowillsoonberecalled
C）thosewhoworkedfulltime,butinafamilybusiness
D）thoseindividualswhohavestartedsearchingforemploymentforthefirsttime
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
E
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Usetheinformationprovidedbelowtoanswerthefollowingquestions.
Thenon-institutionalcivilianpopulationis250million,ofwhich100millionareemployedand10millionareunemployed.
2）Basedontheinformationabove,theunemploymentrateis
A）4%.
B）6.6%.
C）9.1%.
D）10%.
E）11.1%
Answer:
C
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3）Basedontheinformationabove,thelaborforceparticipationrateis
A）36%.
B）40%.
C）44%.
D）90.1%.
E）66%.
Answer:
C
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4）Basedontheinformationabove,thenon-employmentrateis
A）4%.
B）9.1%.
C）10%.
D）60%.
E）66%
Answer:
D
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5）Whichofthefollowingindividualswouldbeconsideredunemployed?
A）anindividualwhoworksonlypart-time
B）anindividualwhoworksfull-timeinafamilybusiness,butisnotpaid
C）anindividualwhoisnotworkingandisnotlookingforwork
D）alloftheabove
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
E
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6）Dataonlabor-forceflowsshowthat
A）almostallseparationsareduetodeath.
B）almostallseparationsareduetoseriousillness.
C）almostallseparationsarequits.
D）almostallseparationsarelayoffs.
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
E
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2
7）Dataonlabor-forceflowsshowthat
A）inanygivenmonth,almostnoneoftheunemployedgetsjobs.
B）inanygivenmonth,almostalloftheunemployedgetsjobs.
C）theaveragedurationofunemploymentisabout2weeks.
D）theaveragedurationofunemploymentisabout2years.
E）inanygivenmonth,aboutone-fourthoftheunemployedgetjobs.
Answer:
E
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8）Whichofthefollowingvariablesismostdirectlydeterminedinthelabormarket?
A）stockprices
B）nominalwages
C）interestrates
D）alloftheabove
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
B
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9）Thetwolabormarketsinthe"duallabormarket"are
A）southernversusnorthern.
B）westernversuseastern.
C）Englishspeakingversusnon-Englishspeaking.
D）domesticversusforeign.
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
E
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10）WhentheCurrentPopulationSurvey（CPS）wasintroducedin1940,itwasbasedonasurveyofapproximately8000households.TheCPSsurveyisnowbasedonasurveyofhowmanyhouseholds?
A）8,000
B）10,000
C）12,0000
D）20,000
E）60,000
Answer:
E
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11）Astheunemploymentratefalls,
A）theproportionoftheunemployedfindingajobincreases.
B）theseparationrateincreases.
C）theyoungandunskilledexperiencelarger-than-averagedecreasesinunemployment.
D）bothAandC.
E）alloftheabove
Answer:
D
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12）Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutwagesettingistrue?
A）mostworkersintheU.S.havetheirwagessetbyformalcontracts.
B）formalcontractsplayamoreimportantroleinJapanandWesternEuropethanintheUnitedStates.
C）theminimumwageintheU.S.isabout75%oftheaveragewage.
D）alloftheabove
Answer:
B
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13）Thereservationwageis
A）thewagethatanemployermustpayworkerstoreduceturnovertoareasonablelevel.
B）thewagethatensuresalaid-offindividualwillwaitforre-hire,ratherthanfindanotherjob.
C）thelowestwagefirmsareallowedbylawtopayworkers
D）thewageofferthatwillendalabor-strike.
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
E
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14）Efficiencywagetheorysuggeststhat
A）workerswillbepaidlessthantheirreservationwage.
B）productivitymightdropifthewagerateistoolow.
C）thegovernmentcanonlysettaxratessohighbeforepeoplewillprefernottowork.
D）unskilledworkerswillhavealowerturnoverratethanskilledworkers.
E）firmswillbemoreresistanttowageincreasesasthelabormarkettightens.
Answer:
B
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15）Ifefficiencywagetheoryisvalid,wewouldexpectarelativelylowpremiumoverthereservationwagewhen
A）theunemploymentrateislow.
B）thejobrequiresverylittletraining.
C）workerscanbeeasilymonitored.
D）workershavefewotheroptionsforemploymentinthearea.
E）alloftheabove
Answer:
C
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16）HenryFord'sexperimentwithefficiencywagesresultedin
A）adramaticdropinproductivity.
B）adramaticincreaseintheturnoverrate.
C）areductioninthelayoffrate.
D）newproblemswiththeworkforce,likedrunkennessandrecklessdriving.
E）nonoticeableeffects.
Answer:
C
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17）Inthewage-settingrelation,thenominalwagetendstodecreasewhen
A）thepricelevelincreases.
B）theunemploymentratedecreases.
C）unemploymentbenefitsdecrease.
D）theminimumwageincreases.
E）alloftheabove
Answer:
C
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18）InthewagesettingrelationW=PeF（u,z）,thevariablezdoesNOTincludewhichofthefollowingvariables?
A）theminimumwage
B）unemploymentbenefits
C）theextenttowhichfirmsmarkuppricesovertheirmarginalcost
D）alloftheabove
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
C
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19）Laborproductivityisrepresentedbywhichofthefollowing?
A）theratioofoutputtoemployment
B）workersperunitofcapital
C）capitalperworker
D）theratioofoutputtopopulation
E）theratioofoutputtothelaborforce
Answer:
A
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20）Thepricesettingequationisrepresentedbythefollowing:
P=（1+m）W.Whenthereisperfectcompetition,weknowthatmwillequal
A）W.
B）P.
C）1.
D）W/P.
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
C
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21）Thenaturalrateofunemploymentistherateofunemployment
A）thatoccurswhenthemoneymarketisinequilibrium.
B）thatoccurswhenthemarkupofpricesovercostsiszero.
C）wherethemarkupofpricesovercostsisequaltoitshistoricalvalue.
D）thatoccurswhenboththegoodsandfinancialmarketsareinequilibrium.
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
E
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22）Thenaturallevelofoutputisthelevelofoutputthatoccurswhen
A）thegoodsmarketandfinancialmarketsareinequilibrium.
B）theeconomyisoperatingattheunemploymentrateconsistentwithboththewage-settingandprice-settingequations.
C）themarkup（m）iszero.
D）theunemploymentrateiszero.
E）therearenodiscouragedworkersintheeconomy.
Answer:
B
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23）Supposewewishtoexaminethedeterminantsoftheequilibriumrealwageandequilibriumlevelofemployment（N）.Inagraphwiththerealwageontheverticalaxis,andthelevelofemploymentonthehorizontalaxis,theprice-settingrelationwillnowbe
A）averticalline.
B）ahorizontalline.
C）anupwardslopingline.
D）adownwardslopingline.
E）kinkedatthenaturalrateofunemployment.
Answer:
B
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24）Supposewewishtoexaminethedeterminantsoftheequilibriumrealwageandequilibriumlevelofemployment（N）.Inagraphwiththerealwageontheverticalaxis,andthelevelofemploymentonthehorizontalaxis,thewage-settingrelationwillnowbe
A）averticalline.
B）ahorizontalline.
C）anupwardslopingline.
D）adownwardslopingline.
E）acurvethatfirstslopesupward,thendownward.
Answer:
C
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2
25）Thenaturallevelofemployment（N）willincreasewhenwhichofthefollowingoccurs?
A）anincreaseinthemarkupofpricesovercosts
B）areductioninunemploymentbenefits
C）anincreaseintheactualunemploymentrate
D）alloftheabove
E）noneoftheabove
Answer:
B
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26）Basedonthedataprovidedinthechapter,whichofthefollowingrepresentsthelargestcomponentofthelaborforce?
A）discouragedworkers
B）retiredindividuals
C）employed
D）unemployed
Answer:
C
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27）Thelaborforceisdefinedas
A）thesumoftheemployedandunemployed.
B）thetotalnumberemployed.
C）thetotalnumberofworkingageindividualsinthepopulation.
D）thesumofthenumberofemployed,unemployedanddiscouragedindividuals.
Answer:
A
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28）TheparticipationrateintheUnitedStatesin2010wasapproximatelyequalto
A）96%.
B）90%.
C）65%.
D）26%.
E）5%.
Answer:
C
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29）Whichofthefollowingrepresentstheparticipationrate?
A）theratioofthenumberemployedtothesizeofthelaborforce
B）theratioofthenumberemployedtotheciviliannoninstitutionalpopulation
C）theratioofthelaborforcetotheciviliannoninstitutionalpopulation
D）theratioofthelaborforcetothetotalnumberofemployedandunemployedworkers
Answer:
C
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30）Theaverageamountoftimepeoplespendunemployedisapproximately
A）1month.
B）6months.
C）12months.
D）noneoftheabove
Answer:
D
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31）TheCurrentPopulationSurveyinterviewsapproximatelyhowmanyhouseholdseachmonth?
A）5000
B）10,000
C）60,000
D）100,000
Answer:
C
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32）IntheUnitedStates,howmanyworkersbecomeunemployed,onaverage,everyday?
A）5,000
B）10,000
C）50,000
D）100,000
Answer:
C
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33）IntheUnitedStates,theaveragelengthoftimepeoplespendunemployedis
A）approximatelyonemonth
B）betweentwoandthreemonths
C）betweentenandelevenmonths
D）greaterthantwelvemonths
Answer:
B
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34）Areductionintheunemploymentratewilltendtocausewhichofthefollowing?
A）anincreaseintheseparationrate
B）areductioninthenominalwage
C）areductioninthedurationthatoneisunemployed
D）noneoftheabove
Answer:
C
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35）Whentheunemploymentrateislow,wewouldexpectthat
A）theprobabilityoflosingajobishigh.
B）theprobabilityoflosingajobislow.
C）theprobabilityanunemployedindividualwillfindanotherjobislow.
D）theseparationratewillincrease.
Answer:
B
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36）Supposew
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