Coal mining is a dangerous and dirty job. Suppose someone developed new machinery that made coal mining safer and cleaner; at the same time, suppose it made coal miners more productive. We would expect that the wages of coal miners would

Full employment occurs when the

A) cyclical unemployment rate equals the natural unemployment rate. B) structural unemployment rate equals zero. C) unemployment rate equals the natural unemployment rate. D) natural unemployment rate equals the frictional unemployment rate. E) structural unemployment rate equals the frictional unemployment rate.

Which of the following CANNOT be eliminated in a growing economy such as the U.S. economy?

A) absolute poverty B) relative poverty C) both absolute and relative poverty D) Neither absolute nor relative poverty can be eliminated.