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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 22 May 2023
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper reference 8EC0/02
Total Marks
Economics A
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: The UK Economy – Performance and Policies
You do not need any other materials.
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number
and candidate number.
• There are two sections in this question paper.
• Answer all questions in Section A.
• In Section B, answer all of questions 6(a) to 6(e) and one question from 6(f) or 6(g).
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
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• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Calculators may be used.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
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SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
You are advised to spend 25 minutes on this section.
Use the data to support your answers where relevant.
You may annotate and include diagrams in your answers.
1 Between 2019 and 2020 the UK Government increased its expenditure on healthcare
from £175.1 billion to £219.9 billion.
(a) Explain one likely impact of this interventionist supply-side policy on aggregate
supply in the UK.
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(b) Which one of the following is also an example of an interventionist
supply-side policy?
(1)
A A decrease in the level of unemployment benefits [Show Less]