Between 2007 and 2009, the U.S. unemployment rate rose from under 5 percent to over 8 percent. A Keynesian economist would most likely blame this increase in unemployment on:

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A Keynesian economist would likely attribute the rise in unemployment to a decline in aggregate demand. According to Keynesian economics, a decrease in demand for goods and services leads to lower production levels, which in turn results in layoffs and higher unemployment.