Edexcel International A-Level Economics Unit 4 October 2022 Between 1970 and 2020 growth in international trade, a key measure of globalisation, increased significantly. Evaluate whether the benefits of globalisation outweigh the costs. Refer to a country of your choice in your answer. (October 2022) Plan * Paragraph 1 * Argument: one

Edexcel International A-Level Economics Unit 4 June 2022 In 2020 New Zealand’s productivity rate was 40% lower than the average productivity of many other advanced economies. Evaluate factors that influence a country’s international competitiveness. Refer to a developed country of your choice in your answer. (June 2022)

Edexcel International A-Level Economics Unit 3 October 2022 In January 2022 the Australian firm Peak Minerals demerged from Vertex Minerals. The main reason for the demerger was to enable Peak Minerals to focus on copper and gold mining production in Western Australia. Evaluate the possible benefits of a demerger.

Edexcel International A-Level Economics Unit 3 January 2025 In 2007 the Government of Indonesia set up the Kredit Usaha programme. The aim of this programme was to support small businesses by offering subsidies and low-cost loans. In 2022 the amount that a business could borrow was increased significantly.

Edexcel International A-Level Economics Unit 3 October 2024 In 2023 the Government of Mexico intervened in the country’s labour market by: * increasing the daily minimum wage by 20% to 207.44 pesos * setting a maximum of 48 hours per week for a full‑time employee. Evaluate the economic

Edexcel International A-Level Economics Unit 4 June 2026 In Slovakia the standard VAT (sales tax) rate was increased from 20% to 23% on 1 January 2025. Evaluate the likely macroeconomic effects of an increase in indirect taxes. Refer to a country of your choice in your answer. (January 2026)

In 2016, the GDP of Argentina was forecast to contract by 2% and consumer price inflation was predicted to increase by 4%. Evaluate supply-side policies that would help Argentina achieve economic growth without inflationary pressure. (Specimen) ‘The availability of credit has a significant influence over the level of consumption.

Edexcel International A-Level Economics Unit 4 January 2026 A In 2023 the current account deficit on the balance of payments in South Africa was $6.14bn and in Argentina it was $21.5bn. Evaluate the disadvantages of a current account deficit. Refer to a country of your choice in

In July 2017 the German retailer Metro Group demerged into two independent companies. Its wholesale and food division became New Metro and a separate consumer electronics business, CECONOMY, was formed. Evaluate the possible benefits of a demerger for the business and its workforce. Illustrate your answer with an appropriate diagram(

In 2016, the volume of world trade grew more slowly than world real GDP for the first time in 15 years. Evaluate factors that might have caused this slow growth in world trade. (Specimen) In the three months after the UK’s vote to leave the European Union in June