Chapters 10 and Sept Budget - due by 4/6



HW –
Read Exploring Economics Unit 10
Read Whatever Happened to Penny Candy Chapter 10
Complete Questions below

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Week 10 - Exploring Economics Unit 10 and Penny Candy Chapter 10
From Penny Candy:
1.      What is M2?
2.      What is “real” M2 money supply?
3.      What happens when the government slows the creation of real M2?
4.      What was the reason for the stock market crash of 1987?
From Exploring Economics:
5.      What is the definition of the labor force in the United States?
6.      Are women or men more numerous in the labor force?
7.      What are the terms used for the price of labor?
8.      What is meant by the terms white collar jobs and blue collar jobs?
9.      Which of the two categories has grown in recent years?
10.  What percentage of the working population considers itself to be self-employed?
11.  How have immigrants historically had an impact on the growth of the American economy?
12.  What is collective bargaining?
13.  What are closed shop and open shop (or right to work) states?
14.  What has been the effect of labor unions on wage rates?
15.  What is the difference between a wage and a salary?
16.  What is a minimum wage?
17.  What are some arguments in favor or a minimum wage?
18.  What are some arguments against a minimum wage?
19.  What is underemployment?
20.  What is meant by discouraged workers?

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