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Exchange rates: Edexcel A‑Level Economics A questions

Every Edexcel A-Level Economics A exam question on 4.1.8 Exchange rates, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q2(a)

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    5 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 2(a): Explain one reason why a country might operate a managed exchange rate. Refer to Extract D in your answer. (5) Read Figure 3 and the extracts (D to F) before an

  2. Q3(b)

    June 2022 · Paper 2

    1 mark4.1.8 Exchange rates2.6.2 Demand-side policies
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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 3(b): Which one of the following would be most likely to result from lower base interest rates? A fall in: (1) A the average price of houses B the external value of t

  3. Q1(d)

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    25 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 1(d): Evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic effects of a depreciation of the pound. Refer to restaurants or other food delivery services in your answer. (25) R

  4. Q3(a)

    November 2021 · Paper 2

    1 mark4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    November 2021 Paper 2, question 3(a): Which one of the following has been the overall change in the British pound to US dollar exchange rate from 1st January 2018 to 1st January 2019? (1) A Apprecia

  5. Q3(b)

    November 2021 · Paper 2

    4 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    November 2021 Paper 2, question 3(b): Explain the likely impact of the change in the exchange rate of the pound shown in the graph from 1st January 2018 to 1st January 2019 on the UK current account

  6. Q3(b)

    October 2020 · Paper 2

    1 mark4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    October 2020 Paper 2, question 3(b): Which one of the following is most likely to happen to Argentina’s currency value as a result of capital flight, assuming it is operating with a floating exchan

  7. Q1(a)

    October 2020 · Paper 3

    5 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    October 2020 Paper 3, question 1(a): Explain how the Turkish central bank intervenes in the currency market to prevent ‘excessive appreciation or depreciation of the Turkish lira’ (Extract A, lines

  8. Q1(b)

    October 2020 · Paper 3

    8 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    October 2020 Paper 3, question 1(b): Examine two reasons why the Turkish government may want to avoid a significant fall in the exchange rate of the Turkish lira. (8) Read Figures 1 and 2 and the f

  9. Q6(b)

    June 2019 · Paper 2

    8 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    June 2019 Paper 2, question 6(b): With reference to Extract A and Figure 1, examine the likely impact of the change in the sterling exchange rate on the UK economy. (8) Read Figure 1 and the fol

  10. Q8

    June 2018 · Paper 2

    25 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    June 2018 Paper 2, question 8: The British pound fell by over 10% to a 30-year low against the US dollar after the UK voted to leave the European Union. To what extent will this depreciation

  11. Q6(a)

    June 2017 · Paper 2

    5 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    June 2017 Paper 2, question 6(a): With reference to Figure 1, calculate the percentage change in the value of the euro in pounds from the start of 2009 to the start of 2015. (5) Read Figures 1 a

  12. Q6(c)

    June 2017 · Paper 2

    10 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates4.1.7 Balance of payments
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    June 2017 Paper 2, question 6(c): Since mid-2015 the euro has appreciated. Assess the likely impact of an appreciation of the euro on the current account of the balance of payments for Eurozone

  13. Q1(a)

    June 2017 · Paper 3

    5 marks4.1.8 Exchange rates
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    June 2017 Paper 3, question 1(a): With reference to Figure 2, explain one likely reason for the change in the Chile peso exchange rate between 2013 and 2015. (5) Read Figures 1 to 3 and the foll
All 13 questions on Exchange rates, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 3, Q2(a) (5 marks): Explain one reason why a country might operate a managed exchange rate. Refer to Extract D in your answer. (5) Read Figure 3 and the extracts (D to F) before an
  2. June 2022, Paper 2, Q3(b) (1 mark): Which one of the following would be most likely to result from lower base interest rates? A fall in: (1) A the average price of houses B the external value of t
  3. June 2022, Paper 3, Q1(d) (25 marks): Evaluate the microeconomic and macroeconomic effects of a depreciation of the pound. Refer to restaurants or other food delivery services in your answer. (25) R
  4. November 2021, Paper 2, Q3(a) (1 mark): Which one of the following has been the overall change in the British pound to US dollar exchange rate from 1st January 2018 to 1st January 2019? (1) A Apprecia
  5. November 2021, Paper 2, Q3(b) (4 marks): Explain the likely impact of the change in the exchange rate of the pound shown in the graph from 1st January 2018 to 1st January 2019 on the UK current account
  6. October 2020, Paper 2, Q3(b) (1 mark): Which one of the following is most likely to happen to Argentina’s currency value as a result of capital flight, assuming it is operating with a floating exchan
  7. October 2020, Paper 3, Q1(a) (5 marks): Explain how the Turkish central bank intervenes in the currency market to prevent ‘excessive appreciation or depreciation of the Turkish lira’ (Extract A, lines
  8. October 2020, Paper 3, Q1(b) (8 marks): Examine two reasons why the Turkish government may want to avoid a significant fall in the exchange rate of the Turkish lira. (8) Read Figures 1 and 2 and the f
  9. June 2019, Paper 2, Q6(b) (8 marks): With reference to Extract A and Figure 1, examine the likely impact of the change in the sterling exchange rate on the UK economy. (8) Read Figure 1 and the fol
  10. June 2018, Paper 2, Q8 (25 marks): The British pound fell by over 10% to a 30-year low against the US dollar after the UK voted to leave the European Union. To what extent will this depreciation
  11. June 2017, Paper 2, Q6(a) (5 marks): With reference to Figure 1, calculate the percentage change in the value of the euro in pounds from the start of 2009 to the start of 2015. (5) Read Figures 1 a
  12. June 2017, Paper 2, Q6(c) (10 marks): Since mid-2015 the euro has appreciated. Assess the likely impact of an appreciation of the euro on the current account of the balance of payments for Eurozone
  13. June 2017, Paper 3, Q1(a) (5 marks): With reference to Figure 2, explain one likely reason for the change in the Chile peso exchange rate between 2013 and 2015. (5) Read Figures 1 to 3 and the foll

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