Paper 3: The economic environment and business · 9EB0/03

Edexcel B A-level Paper 3, June 2019

All 8 written questions from Edexcel B A-level Paper 3 (June 2019), The economic environment and business. Case studies: Swedish labour market ‘tougher than ever’ and Adidas’s high-tech factory brings production back to Germany. 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

Swedish labour market ‘tougher than ever’

Extracts: A: Swedish labour market ‘tougher than ever’ · B: American factories could prosper if they find enough skilled workers · C: The Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018 · D: Sweden – selected indicators · E: Percentage unemployment in Sweden’s counties as of January 2017

In the extracts: Sweden, Swedish, Year, Global Competitiveness, Wages, National Network for Manufacturing, Managing Director for Hays, Manufacturing Institute, Current Economy Score, Vacancies in Sweden

Section B

Case study

Adidas’s high-tech factory brings production back to Germany

Extracts: F: Adidas’s high-tech factory brings production back to Germany · G: Adidas leads the way as four companies win the ‘Stop Slavery’ Award · H: Intel to move part of production from Malaysia to Vietnam

In the extracts: Adidas, Speedfactory, Malaysia, Intel, Speedfactories, Ansbach, Germany, International Labor Organization, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Indonesia and Vietnam

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