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Macroeconomic Problems: Growth, Inflation, Unemployment, and Trade Unions · CSEC Economics

35 past-paper questions on Macroeconomic Problems: Growth, Inflation, Unemployment, and Trade Unions, part of Section 6: Economic Management: Policies and Goals, from every CSEC Economics paper on Quelpr.

Practise Macroeconomic Problems: Growth, Inflation, Unemployment, and Trade Unions
  1. 6(a)3 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Explain what is meant by 'recession'.
  2. 6(b)4 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Describe TWO causes of unemployment.
  3. 6(c)5 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2007 · Paper 2Using a supply and demand diagram, illustrate and explain briefly cost-push inflation caused by a labour union successfully negotiating for a higher wage.
  4. 4(a)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Define the term 'standard of living'.
  5. 4(b)3 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2008 · Paper 2List THREE factors that may impact on the economic growth of a country.
  6. 5(a)(i)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Define the term 'unemployment'.
  7. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2008 · Paper 2Define the term 'inflation'.
  8. 5(b)3 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2008 · Paper 2List THREE types of unemployment.
  9. 5(c)5 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Using a supply and demand diagram, explain why unemployment resulted from a labour union successfully negotiating higher wages.
  10. 5(d)(i)4 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Distinguish between 'economic growth' and 'economic development'.
  11. 5(d)(ii)4 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Outline TWO factors that influence economic growth in a named Caribbean territory.
  12. 8(c)(i)4 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Outline TWO factors that might cause inflation in the Caribbean.
  13. 8(c)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Economics · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Identify ONE consequence of inflation in the Caribbean.
  14. 8(d)8 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2009 · Paper 2Discuss TWO measures that can be adopted to reduce inflation in your country.
  15. 3(b)3 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Identify THREE major causes of inflation.
  16. 3(c)6 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Explain THREE ways in which a trade union in your country may seek to improve the working conditions of its members.
  17. 5(c)8 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2011 · Paper 2Explain FOUR ways in which a recession can affect the gross domestic product in your country.
  18. 4(d)4 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Explain TWO factors that could have caused the state of the economy mentioned in (c) above.
  19. 5(a)(i)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Define 'deflation'.
  20. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Define 'unemployment'.
  21. 5(c)8 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Explain TWO measures that can help minimize seasonal unemployment in an economy.
  22. 5(d)5 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Discuss TWO challenges trade unions face when seeking to represent workers during an economic recession.
  23. 4(b)1 mark· CSEC Economics · May/June 2015 · Paper 2Name ONE type of unemployment.
  24. 7(a)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2016 · Paper 2Define the term 'recession'.
  25. 7(c)3 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2016 · Paper 2List THREE types of unemployment.
  26. 7(e)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2016 · Paper 2State what the retail price index implies about inflation.
  27. 4(a)(i)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Define the term 'Economic growth'.
  28. 4(a)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Define the term 'Economic development'.
  29. 4(b)1 mark· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2State ONE measure of economic growth.
  30. 4(c)6 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Discuss TWO factors that contribute to an economy's recession.
  31. 4(d)4 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Select ONE 'developed economy' and ONE 'developing economy' and describe ONE economic difference between these two economies.
  32. 5(a)2 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Define the term 'unemployment'.
  33. 5(b)5 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2List FIVE types of unemployment.
  34. 5(c)8 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Explain how any FOUR types of unemployment listed in (b) occur.
  35. 5(d)5 marks· CSEC Economics · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Using the information given in Table 1, justify your choice of two persons who would be considered unemployed.

Related topics in Section 6: Economic Management: Policies and Goals