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Yassin is a professor. She has had several job offers in the private sector, but

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Question

Yassin is a professor. She has had several job offers in the private sector, but she has turned them down because she thinks she can find a position that better matches her tastes and skills. David is a factory operator by trade but does not have a job. He has looked for work for some time, but no factories are hiring. a. Yassin and David are both frictionally unemployed. b. Yassin and David are both structurally unemployed. c. Yassin is frictionally unemployed, and David is structurally unemployed. d. Yassin is structurally unemployed, and David is frictionally unemployed. Yassin is a professor. She has had several job offers in the private sector, but she has turned them down because she thinks she can find a position that better matches her tastes and skills. David is a factory operator by trade but does not have a job. He has looked for work for some time, but no factories are hiring. a. Yassin and David are both frictionally unemployed. b. Yassin and David are both structurally unemployed. c. Yassin is frictionally unemployed, and David is structurally unemployed. d. Yassin is structurally unemployed, and David is frictionally unemployed. Yassin is a professor. She has had several job offers in the private sector, but she has turned them down because she thinks she can find a position that better matches her tastes and skills. David is a factory operator by trade but does not have a job. He has looked for work for some time, but no factories are hiring. a. Yassin and David are both frictionally unemployed. b. Yassin and David are both structurally unemployed. c. Yassin is frictionally unemployed, and David is structurally unemployed. d. Yassin is structurally unemployed, and David is frictionally unemployed.

Explanation / Answer

Correct Answer:

C

Yassin is in the process of getting a good job and rejecting the poor offers. It is a case of frictional unemployment. Though, David is unable to get a job of factory operator as his skills have become obsolete. So, it is a case of structural unemployment.