Macroeconomics
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Chapter 6, Problem 1QE
To determine
Classical point of view on depression.
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The classical economists’ emphasis the fact that free market leads to an efficient outcome and are self-regulating. They believe that there is wage-price flexibility, which help to maintain full employment in the economy. The classical economists believe that the labor unions have to eliminate; because they prevent the appropriate level of change in wage rate. As a result, the wage rate will reduce and
Economics Concept Introduction
Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate refers to the percentage of unemployed people to the labor force.
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Macroeconomics
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