AQA A Level · 7136 · Paper 2: The national and international economy

4.2.2.3 Determinants of AD: Part 3: Government Spending

Also AQA AS 7135: 3.2.2.3

Everything you need for questions on government spending, in the words examiners reward. An interactive seven-step lesson goes with it.

What's on this sheet

  1. What counts as G
  2. Measures and calculations
  3. Influence 1: the use of fiscal policy
  4. Influence 2: the trade cycle
  5. A classic chain
  6. Classic question: should G rise in a recession?
  7. Evaluation toolkit for any question on government spending
  8. Side 2: practice tasks, where the marks go, and exam-style questions
  9. Separate answer key

The lesson in seven steps

  1. Is it G?
  2. The calculation trainer
  3. Automatic stabilisers
  4. Choice or automatic?
  5. Spend more, or cut back?
  6. Build the chain
  7. Exam practice

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