he Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta releases its monthly Wage Growth Tracker to study trends in wages across various industries. One interesting issue is whether wages rise faster for those who stay in their current jobs (job stayers) or those who seek new opportunities (job switchers). According to the data, job stayers tend to do better than job switchers during a recession. But when the labor market is strong, job switchers experience higher wage growth than job stayers. a. During a recession, job stayers do better than job switchers because a.labor demand increases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages. b.labor supply decreases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages. c.labor demand decreases and job switchers cannot find jobs with higher wages. b. When the labor market is strong, job switchers experience higher wages than job stayers because a.labor demand decreases and job switchers cannot find jobs with higher wages. b.labor supply increases and job switchers can find jobs with lower wages. c.labor demand increases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages.

he Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta releases its monthly Wage Growth Tracker to study trends in wages across various industries. One interesting issue is whether wages rise faster for those who stay in their current jobs (job stayers) or those who seek new opportunities (job switchers). According to the data, job stayers tend to do better than job switchers during a recession. But when the labor market is strong, job switchers experience higher wage growth than job stayers. a. During a recession, job stayers do better than job switchers because a.labor demand increases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages. b.labor supply decreases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages. c.labor demand decreases and job switchers cannot find jobs with higher wages. b. When the labor market is strong, job switchers experience higher wages than job stayers because a.labor demand decreases and job switchers cannot find jobs with higher wages. b.labor supply increases and job switchers can find jobs with lower wages. c.labor demand increases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages.

Survey Of Economics

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ISBN:9781337111522

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter12: Business Cycles And Unemployment

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