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Increases in structural unemployment can result from a recession but are more commonly associated with other changes, such as the development of new products that replace old products.

A classic example of this is typewriters and computers.

a. How might technological change cause structural unemployment?

b. Would you expect a similar effect on unemployment when new types of cereal or styles of clothing are developed?

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