Chapter 8 - Assignment 4: Controversy over Labour Statistics
Chapter 8 - Assignment 4: Controversy over Labour Statistics
Examine the International Labour Organization's document entitled: Controversy over Labour Statistics.
- Explain why the "reference period" is important.
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of household and establishment surveys as tools to measure employment and unemployment.
- Explain why the author(s) of this document argue that measured unemployment statistics for developing economies may be likely to hide serious underemployment problems.
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