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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/31 · May/June 2019 · Q141 Mark

Some workers in a low-paid job decide to work longer hours to increase their disposable income. However, this decision reduces state-provided benefits, leaving them no better off. What does this describe? A debt trap B liquidity trap C poverty trap D unemployment trap

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  1. [1] C

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Topic
The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2019 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 14.

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