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A-LevelEconomicsThe macroeconomy9708/42 · May/June 2019 · Q525 Marks

Cyclical and structural unemployment are the most common types of unemployment. Explain the causes of these types of unemployment and assess the effectiveness of government policies to reduce them.

  1. Cyclical and structural unemployment are the most common types of unemployment. Explain the causes of these types of unemployment and assess the effectiveness of government policies to reduce them.[25]

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  1. [25] An analysis of the cause of cyclical unemployment – lack of aggregate demand and structural unemployment – a lack of demand for a particular good or service.
  2. Fiscal, monetary and supply-side policies need to be identified and analysed and linked to the structural or cyclical unemployment.

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Topic
The macroeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 25 marks.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2019 Paper 4 Variant 2, question 5.

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