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Potential policy conflicts and trade-offs: Edexcel A‑Level Economics B questions

Every Edexcel A-Level Economics B exam question on 2.6.3 Potential policy conflicts and trade-offs, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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    June 2025 · Paper 3

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    June 2023 · Paper 2

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    June 2022 · Paper 3

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    October 2020 · Paper 3

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All 5 questions on Potential policy conflicts and trade-offs, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 3, Q2(b) (10 marks): Assess the extent to which supply-side policies for reducing skills shortages may involve policy conflicts or trade-offs. (10) Read Extracts E–I in the Source B
  2. June 2025, Paper 3, Q2(c) (12 marks): Assess the potential trade-off between inflation and unemployment. (12) Read Extracts E–I in the Source Booklet before answering Question 2. Write your answers
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q3 (20 marks): Evaluate the extent to which there is a trade-off between the policy objective of economic growth and the other objectives outlined in Extracts H and I. (20) Re
  4. June 2022, Paper 3, Q1(d) (20 marks): Evaluate the extent of the trade-off between economic growth and negative externalities. (20) Read the following extracts (A to E) before answering Question 1.
  5. October 2020, Paper 3, Q1(c) (12 marks): Using Extract C, assess the extent of the trade-off between unemployment and inflation. (12) Read the following extracts (A to E) before answering Question 1. W

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