Edexcel International · Unit 2: Macroeconomic performance and policy · 2.5 Economic growth

Edexcel International Economics past paper questions: Economic growth

Every Edexcel International question on Economic growth from 2019 to 2025: 9 essays, 8 data response questions, 12 short answer questions and 13 multiple choice questions. Each question links to its paper, mark scheme and examiner report.

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Essay questions on economic growth

AS Unit 2, October 2024, Q14OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate the likely effects of a recession. Refer to a country of your choice in your answer.

Question paper p.22 Mark scheme p.17 Examiner report p.12 Open in the tool Practise the AD/AS diagram

AS Unit 2, June 2024, Q13OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate supply-side policies that a government could use to increase the rate of economic growth and to decrease the rate of inflation. Refer to a country of your choice in your answer.

Question paper p.22 Mark scheme p.14 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool Practise the AD/AS diagram

AS Unit 2, June 2023, Q14OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate the likely costs of a recession on an economy of your choice.

Question paper p.20 Mark scheme p.16 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool Practise the AD/AS diagram

AS Unit 2, June 2022, Q13OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate the costs of economic growth. Refer to a country of your choice in your answer.

Question paper p.19 Mark scheme p.20 Examiner report p.38 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2021, Q14OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate whether the costs of economic growth outweigh the benefits.

Question paper p.22 Mark scheme p.20 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2020, Q14OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate interventionist supply-side policies as a means of achieving economic growth.

Question paper p.20 Mark scheme p.20 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool Practise the AD/AS diagram

AS Unit 2, January 2020, Q13OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate the costs of rapid economic growth on an economy of your choice.

Question paper p.20 Mark scheme p.15 Examiner report p.8 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2019, Q13OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate the importance of productivity for the rate of economic growth in a country.

Question paper p.20 Mark scheme p.15 Examiner report p.7 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, June 2019, Q14OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Evaluate the view that rising consumer expenditure will always benefit an economy.

Question paper p.20 Mark scheme p.17 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

Data response questions on economic growth

AS Unit 2, June 2024, Q12(d)Examine8 marks

Case study: The economy of Ireland

With reference to Figure 1 and Extract A, examine two reasons why Ireland's rate of economic growth was expected to decrease in 2023.

Question paper p.12 Mark scheme p.11 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2022, Q12(a)Define2 marks

Case study: The UK economy

Define the term 'net migration' (Extract A, line 13).

Question paper p.13 Mark scheme p.10 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2022, Q12(b)Analyse6 marks

Case study: The UK economy

With reference to Figure 2 and Extract A, analyse two possible impacts of net migration on the UK economy.

Question paper p.14 Mark scheme p.11 Examiner report p.7 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2022, Q12(c)Explain4 marks

Case study: The UK economy

With reference to Figure 1, explain the term 'productivity'.

Question paper p.16 Mark scheme p.12 Examiner report p.7 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, June 2022, Q12(a)Define2 marks

Case study: The Australian economy

Define the term 'recession' (Extract A, line 2).

Question paper p.11 Mark scheme p.12 Examiner report p.3 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, June 2022, Q12(d)Examine8 marks

Case study: The Australian economy

With reference to Figure 2 and Extract A, examine two likely effects of the substantial increase in the rate of unemployment on the Australian economy.

Question paper p.14 Mark scheme p.14 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2020, Q12(e)Discuss14 marks

Case study: The Australian economy

Using the information provided, discuss the factors, other than net migration, that have contributed to economic growth in Australia up to 2018.

Question paper p.16 Mark scheme p.13 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2019, Q12(b)Explain4 marks

Case study: The economy of Argentina

With reference to Figure 2, explain the term 'recession'.

Question paper p.11 Mark scheme p.9 Examiner report p.5 Open in the tool

Short answer questions on economic growth

AS Unit 2, June 2025, Q7Explain4 marks

With reference to this information, explain one benefit of economic growth.

Question paper p.5 Mark scheme p.5 Examiner report p.5 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, January 2025, Q7Explain4 marks

With reference to this information, explain one cost of economic growth.

Question paper p.6 Mark scheme p.4 Examiner report p.7 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2024, Q8Draw4 marks

Draw an AD/AS diagram to illustrate a positive output gap.

Question paper p.7 Mark scheme p.6 Examiner report p.7 Open in the tool Draw it: AD/AS diagram Or: economic cycle diagram

AS Unit 2, January 2024, Q7Explain4 marks

Explain one likely disadvantage of a positive output gap for the economy of Belize.

Question paper p.6 Mark scheme p.5 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, June 2023, Q10Explain4 marks

Explain one likely impact of a negative output gap on Vietnam's economy.

Question paper p.8 Mark scheme p.7 Examiner report p.3 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, June 2022, Q11Explain4 marks

With reference to the table, explain what is meant by an output gap.

Question paper p.9 Mark scheme p.11 Examiner report p.3 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, January 2022 (reserve paper), Q7Explain4 marks

With reference to the table, explain one likely cost of economic growth.

Question paper p.6 Mark scheme p.6 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, January 2022 (reserve paper), Q8Draw4 marks

Draw a diagram to show a positive output gap.

Question paper p.7 Mark scheme p.7 Open in the tool Draw it: economic cycle diagram Or: AD/AS diagram

AS Unit 2, October 2021, Q10Explain4 marks

Explain one likely impact of a negative output gap on Brazil's economy.

Question paper p.10 Mark scheme p.9 Examiner report p.6 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, January 2021, Q7Explain4 marks

With reference to the chart, explain the difference between positive economic growth rates and negative economic growth rates.

Question paper p.6 Mark scheme p.6 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, January 2021, Q11Explain4 marks

With reference to the chart, explain one reason why it might be difficult to measure the size of an economy's output gap.

Question paper p.10 Mark scheme p.10 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

AS Unit 2, October 2019, Q9Explain4 marks

Explain one possible impact of increased business confidence on the economy of the UAE.

Question paper p.7 Mark scheme p.6 Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

Multiple choice questions

AS Unit 2, June 2025, Q2
Which one of the following was the most likely cause of this decrease in investment?
AS Unit 2, June 2025, Q4
Ceteris paribus, which one of the following is the most likely effect of this decision?
AS Unit 2, January 2025, Q4
With reference to the diagram, which one of the following is most likely to be associated with a movement from point Y to point Z?
AS Unit 2, January 2024, Q2
Which one of the following is most likely to be a benefit of actual economic growth?
AS Unit 2, October 2023, Q4
4 The diagram shows a country's trend growth rate and its actual growth rate. Real GDP Trend growth rate D Actual growth rate C
AS Unit 2, January 2023, Q2
Which one of the following is most likely to be a cost of economic growth?
AS Unit 2, January 2023, Q5
Ceteris paribus, which one of the following is the most likely impact of this increase in the base rate of interest?
AS Unit 2, January 2022 (reserve paper), Q1
Which one of the following can be deduced from the chart?
AS Unit 2, January 2022, Q6
Which one of the following can be deduced from the table?
AS Unit 2, June 2021, Q4
Which one of the following can be deduced from the diagram?
AS Unit 2, January 2020, Q3
Which one of the following is most likely to be a benefit of economic growth?
AS Unit 2, October 2019, Q2
Which one of the following is a likely result of this increase in the rate of economic growth?
AS Unit 2, October 2019, Q4
Which one of the following is most likely to be associated with a negative output gap?

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Essay questions on economic growth

Data response questions on economic growth

Short answer questions on economic growth

Multiple choice questions

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