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Unpaid stay-at-home fathers are included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "unemployed" category.

A) True
B) False

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Even though the difference in labor-force participation rates of U.S.males and females has narrowed,the labor-force participation rate of males remains higher than that of females.

A) True
B) False

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Someone who is without work but is not looking for work is included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "unemployed" category.

A) True
B) False

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Most spells of unemployment are long,and most unemployment observed at any given time is long-term.

A) True
B) False

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics' U-5 measure of joblessness includes marginally attached workers.

A) True
B) False

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A firm might offer efficiency wages in order to attract a better pool of applicants.

A) True
B) False

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Unemployment insurance increases frictional unemployment.

A) True
B) False

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Within the U.S.population,teenagers (ages 16-19)have similar rates of unemployment to adults of prime working age (ages 25-54),regardless of race or gender.

A) True
B) False

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Advocates of unions contend that unions are a necessary antidote to the market power of the firms that hire workers and that unions are important for helping firms respond efficiently to workers' concerns.

A) True
B) False

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The labor-force participation rate equals the percentage of the labor force that is employed.

A) True
B) False

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Unemployment insurance is designed to offer workers full protection against job loss.

A) True
B) False

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An economy's natural rate of unemployment refers to the amount of unemployment that the economy normally experiences.

A) True
B) False

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A firm might offer efficiency wages in order to reduce shirking.

A) True
B) False

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The amount of unemployment varies little over time and across countries.

A) True
B) False

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Rupert is collecting unemployment insurance benefits.To continue to receive his benefits,he must be looking for work.Because he'd like to continue collecting benefits rather than take a job,he applies at places that are unlikely to hire him.People like Rupert make the reported unemployment rate less than it would otherwise be.

A) True
B) False

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When a union raises the wage above the equilibrium level,it reduces the quantity of labor supplied and raises the quantity of labor demanded,resulting in unemployment.

A) True
B) False

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Government-run employment agencies and public training programs both seek to reduce frictional unemployment.

A) True
B) False

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The labor force equals the sum of the employed and the unemployed.

A) True
B) False

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Other things the same,countries that offer more generous and longer-lasting unemployment insurance benefits are likely to have higher unemployment rates.

A) True
B) False

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Critics of government-run employment agencies and public training programs argue that the private market is better at matching workers and jobs than the government is.

A) True
B) False

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