Paper 4: A Level Data Response and Essays · 9708/42

Cambridge International (CAIE) A-level Paper 4, June 2023

All 8 written questions from Cambridge International (CAIE) A-level Paper 4 (June 2023), A Level Data Response and Essays. Case studies: Pakistan and the Belt and Roads Initiative (BRI). Each question shows its marks and topic, and opens the question paper and mark scheme at the right page.

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Section A

Case study

Pakistan and the Belt and Roads Initiative (BRI)

In the extracts: Pakistan, China, Chinese, CPEC, BRI, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Middle East and Europe, Selected Comparative, China and Pakistan, Africa and Europe

Q1(a)Explain2 marks

Explain what is meant by purchasing power parity (PPP).

TopicEconomic development

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.7 Examiner report p.23 Open in the tool

Q1(b)Explain4 marks

Explain, with the help of a diagram, the likely impact of the BRI on both the potential economic growth and the actual economic growth of Pakistan.

TopicEconomic growth and sustainability

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.7 Examiner report p.23 Open in the tool Draw it: PPF diagram

Q1(c)Consider6 marks

Consider, with reference to Table 1.1, the change in the standard of living in Pakistan and China between 2014 and 2018.

TopicEconomic development

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.8 Examiner report p.23 Open in the tool

Q1(d)Evaluate8 marks

Evaluate, using the article, the likely impact of the BRI on the economies of Pakistan and China in the long run.

TopicRelationship between countries at different levels of development7.7 Growth and survival of firms9.2 Economic growth and sustainability

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.9 Examiner report p.23 Open in the tool

Section B

Q2OptionalEvaluate20 marks

The increased use of electric vehicles (EVs) is encouraged as part of governments’ climate change policies because they create fewer negative externalities than diesel and petrol (gas) vehicles. Evaluate, with the help of a diagram(s), two policies that a government may use to encourage the use of EVs.

TopicGovernment policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.10 Examiner report p.24 Open in the tool Draw it: subsidy diagram Or: negative externality diagram

Q3OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate, with the help of a diagram(s) how total market demand and minimum efficient scale may determine the form of market structure in an industry.

TopicDifferent market structures7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.12 Examiner report p.24 Open in the tool Draw it: cost curves diagram

Section C

Q4OptionalConsider20 marks

Consider the extent to which the depreciation of its foreign exchange rate contributes to the economic growth of a low-income country.

TopicExchange rates9.2 Economic growth and sustainability11.4 Characteristics of countries at different levels of development

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.13 Examiner report p.24 Open in the tool

Q5OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate the effectiveness of using monetary policy to reduce the rate of inflation and how this policy may affect a government’s ability to achieve its other macroeconomic aims.

TopicEffectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives

Question paper p.3 Mark scheme p.14 Examiner report p.24 Open in the tool Practise the AD/AS diagram

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Section A

Pakistan and the Belt and Roads Initiative (BRI)

Section B

Section C

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