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Jackson, P. M. – Economics, 1992
Contends that unemployment is an example of market failure. Argues that explaining unemployment from this supply-demand approach is preferable to the traditional explanation that high "real wages" are the cause. Reveals that many prominent economists entered the field because of their concern for the social problems caused by…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economics