how would each of the following likely affect the natural
unemployment rate?
11 A new law prohibits people from seeking employment
before age eighteen
b A new Internet service, Findwork com, makes it
easy for people to check on the availability of jobs
al'Ound the country
c The length of time that unemployed workers can
receive government benefits increases from six
months to one year
d A shift in the public's buying habits greatly expands
the demand for sophisticated consumer electronics
while reducing the demand for tladitional consumer
goods and services, such as clothing and
restaurant meals
e Tight monetary policy, introduced to gel the inflation
rate down, drives the economy into a recession