Structural Unemployment

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economics Mind Map on Structural Unemployment, created by Jia Jun Neo on 30/01/2018.
Jia Jun Neo
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Structural Unemployment
  1. Causes
    1. 1. ⃤ In demand for skills
      1. b. ⃤ in CA
        1. Low-cost competitors emerge
          1. Countries lose CA & focus on developing other sectors
            1. Sectors previously with CA declines, wkrs retrenched
              1. Struc UE occurs due to mismatch between worker's skills & needs of economy
            2. e.g. China & India with relative abundance of low-skilled labour
          2. a. Tech Innovation
            1. Automation
              1. Substitutes low-skilled workers
                1. e.g. Self-Ordering Machines
                2. Creates Dd for skills req. to operate & maintain these machines
                  1. But many lack these skills
              2. c. . ⃤ In csr T&P affecting Dd for g&s
                1. e.g. Increased popularity of online shopping for groceries
                  1. ↓ DD for cashiers, ↑ DD for management skills online
              3. 2. Mismatch betw location of indy & workers
                1. Geog immobility
                  1. High costs of relocation
                    1. Family ties, long transport duration , housing costs, etc.
                      1. e.g. In UK, unemployment rate in South Wales is high despite available job vacancies in London
                2. 3. Labour mkt rigidities
                  1. e.g. Laws restricting hiring & firing , Min wage
                    1. Surplus = UE
                3. Worst type of UE ?
                  1. Can lead to LT UE as difficult to solve
                    1. Workers may lose morale & exit lab. mkt
                      1. ↓ Qty of labour , ↓ LRAS ↓ Potential Growth
                      2. Heightens negative emotions e.g. anxiety , stress
                        1. May lead to ↑crime rate
                          1. Non MSOL ↓
                          2. Long gestation period, strains gov budget, workers unreceptive, etc..
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