A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/32 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q171 Mark

A government is worried about the increasing monopsony power of employers in the wage bargaining process. Which policy combination is most likely to improve the wages and employment prospects of workers?

(A)trade union powers: strengthen, immigration controls: relax, national minimum wage: cut
(B)trade union powers: strengthen, immigration controls: strengthen, national minimum wage: raise
(C)trade union powers: weaken, immigration controls: relax, national minimum wage: cut
(D)trade union powers: weaken, immigration controls: strengthen, national minimum wage: raise

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Topic: Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 17.

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