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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment Macroeconomic PoliciesOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q191 Mark

Under which combination of circumstances will a policy of increasing the money supply be most effective at moving an economy out of recession?

Acircumstance one: depreciating exchange rate, circumstance two: global financial crisis
Bcircumstance one: high nominal interest rates, circumstance two: appreciating exchange rate
Ccircumstance one: low aggregate demand, circumstance two: inflation rate above the target level
Dcircumstance one: low nominal interest rates, circumstance two: no spare capacity available

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Government Macroeconomic Policies and is worth 1 mark.

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