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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/32 · Feb/Mar 2017 · Q291 Mark

What would encourage industrial expansion in a region of high unemployment?

  1. (a)A a rationing system for building development in that region B a reduction in tax allowances on investment C a requirement that only local labour may be employed D an end to nationally negotiated wage rates[1]

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  1. [1] Answer: D

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Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2017 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 29.

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