Question 1
If all firms have rational expectations and wages and prices are flexible, there will be
◦ high unemployment because firms set their wages above the equilibrium wage rate.
◦ a shortage of labor because firms set their wage below the equilibrium wage rate.
◦ no unemployment.
◦ high unemployment because firms know the "true model."
Question 2
According to the rational expectation hypothesis, disequilibrium may exist in the labor market because
◦ of unpredictable shocks.
◦ firms don't know the "true model."
◦ workers don't know the "true model."
◦ of predictable shocks.