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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · May/June 2011 · Q31 Mark

Which is a normative statement?

AAn increase in the rate of inflation will lead inevitably to an increase in unemployment.
Breduction in unemployment below a certain level will lead to higher inflation.
CInflation can be reduced only by increasing the level of unemployment.
DUnemployment is more harmful than inflation.

✓ Correct answer

D: Unemployment is more harmful than inflation.

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Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 3.

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