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Using the data in Extract A (Figure 1), calculate the difference between India’s share of world exports of rice in 2010 and 2022. Give your answer to one decimal place.
Using the data in Extract A (Figure 1), calculate how the value of the Norwegian krone has changed compared to the Singapore dollar between 26 October 2021 and 29 May 2023. Give your answer as a percentage and to one decimal place.
Evaluate the view that oligopolies serve society well.
Assess the view that raising direct taxes to finance an increase in government spending is better than raising indirect taxes.
Explain how technological progress can affect productivity, efficiency and firms’ costs of production.
1.4.8 Technological Change · 1.4.1 Production and Productivity
Explain how supply-side policies can help to achieve a low, stable rate of inflation.
Assess the view that the main objective of firms is to maximise profits.
Evaluate the view that a low rate of inflation is always beneficial for a country’s macroeconomic performance.
Explain the factors that determine a firm’s demand for labour.
Explain the main limitations of using national income data to assess differences in living standards between countries.
Assess the view that a national minimum wage, such as the UK’s National Living Wage, contributes to an improvement in economic welfare.
Assess the view that economic development in LEDCs is best achieved through interventionist strategies.
Explain how the data in Extract A (Figure 1 and Figure 2) show that the rice export ban by India in 2022 is likely to have had a significant impact on the world price of rice.
1.3.5 Equilibrium Market Prices · 1.3.3 Determinants of Supply
Explain how the data in Extract A (Figure 2) show that Singapore may have benefitted from managing its exchange rate compared to Germany and Norway.
Extract B (line 19) states: ‘In Nigeria, the demand for rice is very price inelastic’. With the help of a diagram, explain how the Indian export ban is likely to have affected the market for rice in Nigeria.
1.3.2 Elasticities of Demand · 1.3.5 Equilibrium Market Prices
Extract B (lines 6–7) states: ‘Some analysts hope that, before long, the currency will start to appreciate which could help Norway reduce inflation.’ With the help of a suitable diagram, explain how an appreciation of the krone could help Norway reduce inflation.
To what extent, if at all, do the data suggest that the contribution the automotive industry makes to the UK economy has declined significantly since 2015? You must use the data in Extract B to support your assessment.
Explain factors that affect the UK’s balance of trade in motor vehicles.
After considering Extract D, and the original evidence in Extracts A, B and C, would you recommend that the Government continue to subsidise firms to encourage them to set up gigafactories to produce batteries in the UK? Justify your recommendation.
Extract C (lines 6–7) states: ‘An alternative would be to impose a maximum price for consumers, as both Sri Lanka and the Philippines have done’. Using the data and your knowledge of economics, evaluate the view that imposing a maximum price for rice is the best way for a rice-importing nation, such as Nigeria, to ensure the affordability of a basic food for its citizens.
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