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Trade policies and negotiations: OCR A‑Level Economics questions

Every OCR A-Level Economics exam question on 4.4 Trade policies and negotiations, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q1(a)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    2 marks4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 1(a): Using information from the stimulus material, identify two reasons for imposing export tariffs. 1. [2]

  2. Q5

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    25 marks4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 5: 5* In 2023 the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) overtook the G7 countries in their share of world GDP. Evaluate whether the UK government s

  3. Q4

    June 2025 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    June 2025 Paper 3, question 4: The UK government imposes a tariff on imports of steel from Japan. In retaliation the Japanese government imposes protectionist policies on UK firms. What is a
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  4. Q23

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 23: If Albania were to join the European Union (EU) then tariffs on goods from EU countries such as France would be removed, however tariffs on goods from China wou
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  5. Q5

    June 2023 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 5: The diagram shows the impact of imposing a quota on imports, which causes the price of a good to increase from P1 to P2. Which area(s) represents the net welfar
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  6. Q36

    June 2023 · Paper 3

    8 marks4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 36: Explain, using the information in Extract 2, the impact on the UK economy of introducing export subsidies to the automotive industry in the UK. [8]

  7. Q5

    June 2022 · Paper 2

    25 marks4.4 Trade policies and negotiations2.3 Employment
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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 5: 5* In recent years there has been a rise in protectionism. For example, the US Trump administration argued that higher tariffs on Chinese imports would reduce U

  8. Q30

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 30: What is the most likely impact of a policy decision to reduce the amount of protectionism in a country? A Domestic firms face higher tariffs on their exports B
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  9. Q7

    November 2021 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Trade policies and negotiations
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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 7: Which form of economic integration describes a situation in which there is free trade between members who set common external tariffs but each have different cu
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All 9 questions on Trade policies and negotiations, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q1(a) (2 marks): Using information from the stimulus material, identify two reasons for imposing export tariffs. 1. [2]
  2. June 2025, Paper 2, Q5 (25 marks): 5* In 2023 the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) overtook the G7 countries in their share of world GDP. Evaluate whether the UK government s
  3. June 2025, Paper 3, Q4 (1 mark): The UK government imposes a tariff on imports of steel from Japan. In retaliation the Japanese government imposes protectionist policies on UK firms. What is a
  4. June 2024, Paper 3, Q23 (1 mark): If Albania were to join the European Union (EU) then tariffs on goods from EU countries such as France would be removed, however tariffs on goods from China wou
  5. June 2023, Paper 3, Q5 (1 mark): The diagram shows the impact of imposing a quota on imports, which causes the price of a good to increase from P1 to P2. Which area(s) represents the net welfar
  6. June 2023, Paper 3, Q36 (8 marks): Explain, using the information in Extract 2, the impact on the UK economy of introducing export subsidies to the automotive industry in the UK. [8]
  7. June 2022, Paper 2, Q5 (25 marks): 5* In recent years there has been a rise in protectionism. For example, the US Trump administration argued that higher tariffs on Chinese imports would reduce U
  8. June 2022, Paper 3, Q30 (1 mark): What is the most likely impact of a policy decision to reduce the amount of protectionism in a country? A Domestic firms face higher tariffs on their exports B
  9. November 2021, Paper 3, Q7 (1 mark): Which form of economic integration describes a situation in which there is free trade between members who set common external tariffs but each have different cu

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