0455.4.7.6 — policies to reduce unemployment The range of policies available to reduce unemployment and how effective they might be.: past paper questions
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- 0455/02 · Specimen 2027 · Q2c[6]
Analyse two policy measures a government could use to reduce unemployment.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · October/November 2025 · Q4c[6]
Analyse how an increase in government spending on building houses could reduce unemployment.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2025 · Q1g[6]
Discuss whether or not a government should pay private sector firms to give work experience to unemployed young people.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · May/June 2024 · Q1d[4]
two ways the Tunisian government tried to reduce frictional unemployment.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2023 · Q2d[8]
whether or not an increase in unemployment benefit payments would reduce poverty.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · February/March 2022 · Q3d[8]
Discuss whether or not the introduction of a national minimum wage will reduce poverty.
See it on the paper → - 0455/11 · October/November 2021 · Q23[1]
Which combination of policy measures is most likely to increase the level of employment?
See it on the paper → - 0455/12 · October/November 2021 · Q23[1]
Which combination of policy measures is most likely to increase the level of employment?
See it on the paper → - 0455/12 · May/June 2020 · Q26[1]
Which changes usually result when a country develops and is able to provide free healthcare and good living conditions?
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2020 · Q5d[8]
whether or not an increase in government spending will reduce unemployment.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2019 · Q1h[6]
Discuss whether or not a government paying higher state benefits to the unemployed will reduce unemployment.
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What examiners said
Good responses were able to take the information in the case study about the impact of not offering training and use it to explain the benefits and drawbacks of offering training. For example, how gaining skills could help to increase output and so lead to economic growth; or how the variability of the quality of training might limit the policy’s ability to achieve the stated benefits. Strong resp...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0455/21 Q1(g) (Cambridge)
Unemployment benefits were understood by most candidates. Most were able to explain how they could be used to reduce poverty for those receiving it as it enabled them to buy basic necessities. It was good to see that many answers distinguished between relative and absolute poverty. Some less successful candidates misinterpreted the question and wrote about the impact of higher unemployment. Strong...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0455/21 Q2(d) (Cambridge)
The vast majority of candidates who answered this question showed an understanding of the meaning of a national minimum wage (NMW). The strongest answers recognised the possible greater ability to buy basic necessities of those low-paid workers who receive a wage rise as a result of the NMW. These also explored how higher incomes may result in higher spending and higher productivity and, as a resu...
— Examiner report, February/March 2022, 0455/22 Q3(d) (Cambridge)
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