Public Debt · CAPE Economics Unit 2

15 past-paper questions on Public Debt, part of Macroeconomic Problems and Policies, from every CAPE Economics Unit 2 paper on Quelpr.

1. 10(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Distinguish between budget deficit and national debt.
2. 10(b)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1State TWO ways by which a country can reduce its debt burden.
3. 4(d)(i)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Explain what is meant by 'national debt of a country'.
4. 4(d)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Explain why 'national debt' is a burden for the country.
5. 4(e)6 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain what is meant by the 'national debt' of a country and state ONE reason why the national debt is a burden to a country.
6. 4(c)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Identify FOUR sources from which governments can borrow large sums of money to finance their expenditure.
7. 4(d)9 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Evaluate THREE possible negative consequences of government borrowing.
8. 4(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain how government borrowing to finance fiscal deficits can have a negative impact on Inflation.
9. 4(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain how government borrowing to finance fiscal deficits can have a negative impact on Domestic investment.
10. 4(b)(iii)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain how government borrowing to finance fiscal deficits can have a negative impact on Domestic interest rates.
11. 3(a)(i)b)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Define national debt.
12. 3(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2State FOUR causes of national debt.
13. 3(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain why the size of national debt is commonly expressed as a ratio to GDP.
14. 3(b)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Evaluate the statement "public debt is a burden on future generations".
15. 3(c)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Calculate the public debt in this economy over the four-year period.