Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

frictional unemployment

Lithuanian translation:

frikcinis nedarbas

Jan 11, 2010 15:59
14 yrs ago
English term

frictional unemployment

GBK English to Lithuanian Social Sciences Economics
Definition from John S. Irons, Washington DC:
Short-term joblessness associated with mobility. A person who leaves a job to find something better is considered frictionally unemployed. This type of unemployment characterizes workers subject to seasonal work (e.g., construction, agricultural, winter recreational workers, etc.).
Example sentences:
Technological change often reduces frictional unemployment, for example: the internet made job searches cheaper and more comprehensive. (EconomicExpert.com)
Frictional unemployment is that unemployment caused by information or search costs. Usually when a person quits, is fired, or enters the labor market, there are jobs available for which that person is qualified. The person will be frictionally unemployed because it takes time (and effort) to find the jobs that are available. (Robert Schenk)
Finding the open positions and workers available is a large factor in frictional unemployment, even in this Great Recession. (newsneconomics.com)
Proposed translations (Lithuanian)
4 +2 frikcinis nedarbas
Change log

Jan 11, 2010 15:34: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Jan 11, 2010 15:59: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Jan 14, 2010 16:58: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Mar 12, 2010 17:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Proposed translations

+2
45 days
Selected

frikcinis nedarbas

Taip pat gali būti vadinamas laikinuoju arba trumpalaikiu nedarbu.
Definition from Anglų-Lietuvių žodynas:
Tai nedarbo forma, atsirandanti gyventojams laisvanoriškai keičiant gyvenamąją vietą ir profesiją; atleidus ir ieškant naujo darbo, pirmą kartą atėjus į darbo rinką.
Example sentences:
Trečia problema – teorijos apie nedarbą „esant visiškam užimtumui“, vadinamąjį frikcinį nedarbą (frictional unemployment), nebuvimas. Nors visų buvo pripažįstama, kad visiškas užimtumas nėra nulinis nedarbas, teorijos, tiksliai apibrėžiančios frikcinį nedarbą lemiančius veiksnius, nebuvo. (Nobelio 2006 m. ekonomikos... laureatai)
Peer comment(s):

agree Justas Staniulis
14 days
agree Ugne Vitkute (X) : Sutinku, nes taip vartojama ir Eur-lex'e. Bet man iš tikro 'epizodinis nedarbas' skamba gražiau.
14 days
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