15. Which of the following statements is (are) correct? (x) Economists have found evidence that receiving unemployment- insurance benefits decreases the job-search effort of the unemployed. (y) We would predict that the more generous the unemployment compensation a country has, the longer the duration of each spell of unemployment, and the higher the unemployment rate. (z) A typical American worker covered by unemployment insurance receives 100 percent of their former wages for 26 weeks. A. (x), (y) and (z) B. (x) and (y) only C. (x) and (z) only D. (y) and (z) only E. (x) only

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2) d. A positive unemployment rate—one more than zero percent—is fully compatible with full employment because at full employment,     unemployment includes seasonal unemployment, which is usually positive because people are transitioning to new jobs. unemployment includes frictional unemployment, which is always positive because people are transitioning to new jobs the economy is producing at capacity. there is usually some unemployment due to the business cycle.