Measuring the Nation: Macroeconomic Performance · Macroeconomics

The Challenge of Unemployment

Examining the different types of unemployment and the social and economic consequences of joblessness.

Key Questions

  1. 1What incentives are driving this behavior in the labor market?
  2. 2How does structural unemployment differ from cyclical fluctuations?
  3. 3What trade-offs does this policy create for workers in declining industries?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9HE10K02
Year: Year 10
Subject: Economics & Business
Unit: Measuring the Nation: Macroeconomic Performance
Period: Macroeconomics

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