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Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives: AQA A‑Level Economics questions

Every AQA A-Level Economics exam question on 4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q12

    June 2024 · Paper 2

    4.2.3.2 Employment and unemployment4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    June 2024 Paper 2, question 12: Discuss the view that high levels of employment are always beneficial for an economy. [25 marks] Essay 2 In August 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS

  2. Q12

    June 2023 · Paper 2

    4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 12: Evaluate how, in the long-run, governments could try to reconcile conflicts between the various objectives of economic policy. [25 marks] Essay 2 Throughout 202

  3. Q16

    June 2023 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 16: Figure 4 shows a short-run Phillips curve (SRPC) and a long-run Phillips curve (LRPC). Government intervention moves the economy from position A to position B a

  4. Q08

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives4.2.5.2 Supply-side policies
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 08: An economy has a low rate of economic growth and high unemployment. Which one of the following sets of policies would be most likely to increase growth and redu

  5. Q06

    June 2022 · Paper 2

    4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D (Figures 3 and 4) show that there may be a short-run trade-off between unemployment and inflation. [4 marks] Context 2 Total f

  6. Q08

    June 2022 · Paper 2

    4.2.3.3 Inflation and deflation4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 08: Extract E (lines 15–17) states: ‘Policies were put in place to reduce the money supply and reduce government spending. The control of inflation became the main

  7. Q11

    June 2022 · Paper 2

    4.2.3.1 Economic growth and the economic cycle4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 11: Explain the main problems for an economy of having a large positive output gap. [15 marks] Essay 2 In 2018, the European Commission estimated that Bulgaria and

  8. Q05

    June 2022 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 05: An economy experiences an increasing negative output gap. Which one of the following combinations of outcomes most accurately describes the likely effects of th

  9. Q04

    November 2021 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 04: Which one of the following changes in macroeconomic performance is most likely to involve a trade-off, at least in the short-run, between the objectives of gove

  10. Q12

    November 2020 · Paper 2

    4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    November 2020 Paper 2, question 12: Evaluate the view that the main objectives of UK government macroeconomic policy can be achieved without conflicting with each other. [25 marks] Essay 2 During

  11. Q19

    November 2020 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    November 2020 Paper 3, question 19: The long-run Phillips curve shows that A the expected rate of inflation is zero. B there is an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation in the lo

  12. Q07

    November 2020 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 07: An economy is experiencing short-run economic growth accompanied by falling unemployment. This is due to rising aggregate demand following the introduction of a

  13. Q32

    November 2020 · AS Paper 2

    4.2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
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    November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 32: Extract F (lines 13–17) states: ‘… it is not easy for a government to achieve all of its macroeconomic objectives at the same time... if confidence improves and
All 13 questions on Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 2, Q12 (25 marks): Discuss the view that high levels of employment are always beneficial for an economy. [25 marks] Essay 2 In August 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS
  2. June 2023, Paper 2, Q12 (25 marks): Evaluate how, in the long-run, governments could try to reconcile conflicts between the various objectives of economic policy. [25 marks] Essay 2 Throughout 202
  3. June 2023, Paper 3, Q16 (1 mark): Figure 4 shows a short-run Phillips curve (SRPC) and a long-run Phillips curve (LRPC). Government intervention moves the economy from position A to position B a
  4. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q08 (1 mark): An economy has a low rate of economic growth and high unemployment. Which one of the following sets of policies would be most likely to increase growth and redu
  5. June 2022, Paper 2, Q06 (4 marks): Explain how the data in Extract D (Figures 3 and 4) show that there may be a short-run trade-off between unemployment and inflation. [4 marks] Context 2 Total f
  6. June 2022, Paper 2, Q08 (25 marks): Extract E (lines 15–17) states: ‘Policies were put in place to reduce the money supply and reduce government spending. The control of inflation became the main
  7. June 2022, Paper 2, Q11 (15 marks): Explain the main problems for an economy of having a large positive output gap. [15 marks] Essay 2 In 2018, the European Commission estimated that Bulgaria and
  8. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q05 (1 mark): An economy experiences an increasing negative output gap. Which one of the following combinations of outcomes most accurately describes the likely effects of th
  9. November 2021, Paper 3, Q04 (1 mark): Which one of the following changes in macroeconomic performance is most likely to involve a trade-off, at least in the short-run, between the objectives of gove
  10. November 2020, Paper 2, Q12 (25 marks): Evaluate the view that the main objectives of UK government macroeconomic policy can be achieved without conflicting with each other. [25 marks] Essay 2 During
  11. November 2020, Paper 3, Q19 (1 mark): The long-run Phillips curve shows that A the expected rate of inflation is zero. B there is an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation in the lo
  12. November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q07 (1 mark): An economy is experiencing short-run economic growth accompanied by falling unemployment. This is due to rising aggregate demand following the introduction of a
  13. November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q32 (25 marks): Extract F (lines 13–17) states: ‘… it is not easy for a government to achieve all of its macroeconomic objectives at the same time... if confidence improves and

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