Evaluate the view that increased government spending on education and training is essential to achieve a long-term improvement in UK macroeconomic performance

AQA AS-Level Economics Paper 2 June 2025 Insert

Extract C (lines 8–9) states: ‘Increased spending on education and training is likely to be essential to achieve a long-term improvement in macroeconomic performance.’

Use the extracts and your knowledge of economics to evaluate the view that increased government spending on education and training is essential to achieve a long-term improvement in UK macroeconomic performance. (25 marks)

Plan

• Paragraph 1
  • Argument: on the one hand, increased spending on education and training is essential because it can lead to long-run economic growth and a low and stable stable price level
  • Diagram: increase in LRAS
  • Evaluation: opportunity cost
• Paragraph 2
  • Argument: on the other hand, other policies like greater spending on infrastructure are likely to be more important for achieving macroeconomic objectives
  • Diagram: increase in LRAS
  • Evaluation: time lag

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