{"id":10172,"date":"2014-05-28T23:09:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T03:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/farhoud\/?p=10172"},"modified":"2014-05-28T23:09:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T03:09:27","slug":"economics-52914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/farhoud\/2014\/05\/28\/economics-52914\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics – 5\/29\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

I.\u00a0 Bellwork <\/strong>Q&A \u00a0(See chart below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nUnemployment Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n% of Average Wage Received in Unemployment Benefits<\/strong><\/td>\nLength of Time Benefits Are Paid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S.<\/td>\n4.6%<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n6 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/td>\n4.2%<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>\n9.7%<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n2 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/td>\n10.4%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n5 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source: The World Factbook, 2007.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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  1. Which country had the highest unemployment benefits in 2007?<\/li>\n
  2. Which country had the lowest unemployment benefits in 2007?<\/li>\n
  3. Which country pays unemployment benefits for the shortest amount of time?<\/li>\n
  4. Do you believe it is better to pay a large unemployment benefit or a smaller unemployment benefit to the unemployed? Explain why.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. How long do you believe someone should receive unemployment benefits?\u00a0 Explain your answer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    6.\u00a0 Which of the two measures listed below do you believe is the best for determining unemployment.\u00a0 Explain why.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\"Unemployment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    II.\u00a0 Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Students will apply concepts and principles and solve problems relating to the three major macroeconomic goals throughout their assessment.<\/p>\n

    Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats in order to address a question or solve a problem.<\/p>\n

    III.\u00a0 Chapter 13 Test & Notebook check<\/strong><\/p>\n