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eThemes of the Times

Pearson Education, in collaboration with the world's leading newspaper, The New York Times, is pleased to offer educators and students a carefully edited collection of recent New York Times articles for Economics.

Article:

"Chasing Full Employment"

Questions:

  1. Why has it been so difficult for the U.S. government to pass legislation that guarantees full employment?

  2. Does the full employment goal in the Humphrey-Hawkins Act of 1978 guarantee every American adult “the right to a job”? Explain your answer.

  3. Given the information in the article, has the "full employment unemployment rate" been constant over time?





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