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A-LevelEconomicsThe macroeconomy9708/33 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q221 Mark

The table gives information on differences between females and males in 2013 in the Human Development Index and Gross National Income per capita in countries with different levels of development.

  1. 22HDI GNI per capita (US $ purchasing power parity 2011) female | male | female | male very high development | .871 | .887 | 26667 | 53681 high development | .710 | .733 | 9426 | 16966 medium development | .565 | .622 | 3199 | 8619 low development | .446 | .506 | 2011 | 3789 What can be concluded from the table? A Females are closer to males in earning ability than in development opportunities. B Females are closest to males in development opportunities in countries with low development. C Males have over twice the purchasing power of females in countries with very high development. D The table ignores the different level of educational attainment between females and males.[1]

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The macroeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 3 Variant 3, question 22.

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