Inflation, deflation, employment and unemployment

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  • Created on: 29-03-13 18:52
Participation rates
proportion of the country's population that makes up the country's labour force
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Demand pull inflation
where aggregate demand exceeds aggregate supply leading to an increase in the level of prices
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Cost push inflation
where increased costs of production results in firms increasing their prices leading to and increase in the general price level
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Tight labour market
where firms have to increase wages to attract the labour that they require
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Cyclical unemployment
demand deficient unemployment that occurs as a result of the economic cycle
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Demand deficient unemployment
insufficient aggregate demand in the economy to employ the available labour
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Frictional/search unemployment
people between jobs
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structural unemployment
unemployment caused by a change in the demand side or supply side of the economy
8 of 10
voluntary unemployment
workers who are not prepared to take a job at current wage levels
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discouraged workers
workers who leave the labour market because despite numerous attempts they are unable to find a job
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Card 2

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where aggregate demand exceeds aggregate supply leading to an increase in the level of prices

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Demand pull inflation

Card 3

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where increased costs of production results in firms increasing their prices leading to and increase in the general price level

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Card 4

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where firms have to increase wages to attract the labour that they require

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Card 5

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demand deficient unemployment that occurs as a result of the economic cycle

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