AQA · 7136 / 7135

A Level Paper 2, Jun 2023

14questions
200marks
8topics

All 14 questions from the AQA A Level Paper 2, Jun 2023 Economics paper (7136 / 7135), worth 200 marks in total. The main topics tested are Fiscal policy (3), Central banks and monetary policy (3), Globalisation and its effects (2), Economic growth and the cycle (2).

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2 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Work out how one country's business tax level differs from the average of five others.

4.2.5.1Fiscal policyUsing the dataWritten
4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Use chart data to show one economy outperforming two others in a given year.

4.2.1.2Macroeconomic indicatorsExplain howWritten
9 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Diagram question on why rapid expansion of output can push public finances into surplus.

4.2.5.1Fiscal policyWith the help of a diagramWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Assess whether raising business taxation will harm Ireland's overall economic performance.

4.2.5.1Fiscal policyUsing the dataWritten
2 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Compare bond purchase totals at two dates, expressing the later figure per pound of the earlier.

4.2.4.3Central banks and monetary policyUsing the dataWritten
4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Use chart data to judge whether expanded asset purchases helped meet the UK's policy goals.

4.2.4.3Central banks and monetary policyExplain howWritten
9 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Diagram question on why tighter bank lending to households and firms can raise joblessness.

4.2.4.2Commercial and investment banksWith the help of a diagramWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Assess whether prolonged asset purchase programmes are harmful to Britain's economy.

4.2.4.3Central banks and monetary policyUsing the dataWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 1

Explain the main drivers behind greater world economic integration.

4.2.6.1Globalisation and its effectsExplainWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 1

Assess whether closer integration with the world economy has helped Britain.

4.2.6.1Globalisation and its effectsAssessWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Explain what can push the short-run supply curve of an economy leftwards.

4.2.2.5Short-run aggregate supplyExplainWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Evaluate ways a government might make competing policy aims compatible over a longer horizon.

4.2.3.4Macroeconomic policy conflictsEvaluateWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 3

Explain what can make an economy's output expand.

4.2.3.1Economic growth and the cycleExplainWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 3

Evaluate whether expanding output typically makes people better off.

4.2.3.1Economic growth and the cycleEvaluateWritten

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