Changes in Unemployment Benefits. Between 2003 and 2013, the monthly unemployment benefit in Poland increased from 498 Polish zloty to 824 Polish zloty. Over the same period, the cost of a standard...

Changes in Unemployment Benefits. Between 2003 and 2013, the monthly unemployment benefit in Poland increased from 498 Polish zloty to 824 Polish zloty. Over the same period, the cost of a standard consumer basket of goods (a standard bundle of food, housing, and other goods and services) increased from 355 Polish zloty to 542 Polish zloty. Fill in the blanks in the following table. Did the real value of unemployment benefits increase or decrease over this period?