Edexcel International · Unit 4: Developments in the global economy · 4.8 Public finances and the role of the state

Edexcel International Economics past paper questions: Public finances and the role of the state

Every Edexcel International question on Public finances and the role of the state from 2020 to 2025: 1 essay, 19 data response questions and 14 multiple choice questions. Each question links to its paper, mark scheme and examiner report.

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  1. A-level Unit 4, June 2025, Q5

    Which one of the following statements is true about the Laffer curve?

  2. A-level Unit 4, October 2024, Q1

    Which one of the following is the most likely effect of an increase in the national debt of a country?

  3. A-level Unit 4, January 2024, Q2

    This public expenditure is an example of which one of the following?

  4. A-level Unit 4, October 2023, Q6

    Which one of the following areas would be the government expenditure on the buffer stock scheme?

  5. A-level Unit 4, June 2023, Q2

    2 In 2022 the Australian Government announced that it would invest nearly $13.6 billion in major infrastructure projects. This change in public expenditure is an example of an increase in which one of the following?

  6. A-level Unit 4, January 2023, Q2

    Which one of the following is the most likely effect of an increase in the national debt of a country?

  7. A-level Unit 4, January 2023, Q4

    Which one of the following is most likely to have caused the shift in the Lorenz curve from L1 to L2?

  8. A-level Unit 4, October 2022, Q4

    Which one of the following can be deduced from this chart?

  9. A-level Unit 4, June 2022, Q3

    Which one of the following is also a measure that governments may use to control TNCs?

  10. A-level Unit 4, January 2022 (reserve paper), Q1

    1 The Government of Qatar announced that it would spend $200 billion to build an airport, new roads, railways and stadiums needed for the 2022 football World Cup. This change in public expenditure is an example of an increase in which one…

  11. A-level Unit 4, January 2022, Q1

    Which one of the following can be deduced from the chart?

  12. A-level Unit 4, January 2022 (reserve paper), Q4

    Which one of the following statements is true about the Laffer curve?

  13. A-level Unit 4, October 2021, Q1

    Which one of the following is the likely impact of a decrease in public expenditure?

  14. A-level Unit 4, October 2021, Q2

    This change in taxation is an example of an increase in which one of the following?

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