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Explain why some Uruguayan workers emigrate to the US.
See it on the paper →how having a more educated labour force can reduce poverty.
See it on the paper →Analyse why low‑income farmers are likely to have low living standards.
See it on the paper →Discuss whether or not a decrease in a country’s unemployment rate will reduce poverty.
See it on the paper →What is a certain cause of absolute poverty?
See it on the paper →Discuss whether or not emigration would reduce poverty in Senegal. Section B Answer any three questions. Each question is introduced by stimulus material. In your answers you may refer to the material and/or to other examples you have studied.
See it on the paper →why children from low-income families may have low incomes as adults.
See it on the paper →Some candidates wrote an answer to a different question. These wrote about why farmers may receive a low income rather than why those who do receive low incomes have low living standards. Those candidates who focused on living standards were often able to explain how those might be influenced by low incomes and by farming. An example of a good answer: Low-income farmers will have a low amount of...
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0455/22 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
Nearly all candidates understood that a decrease in unemployment resulted in more people being employed. Most candidates were also able to make the link to more people receiving income and being able to buy necessities, so reducing poverty. Strong answers developed this further by explaining that higher government revenue from higher incomes meant it could spend more on education and health, furth...
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0455/23 Q3(d) (Cambridge)
Strong answers were well balanced and gave reasons why emigration would and would not reduce poverty. Typical answers highlighted that those emigrating might not have jobs and that if they got jobs abroad, they could send home some of their wages to support their family and help them out of poverty. If they gained experience and skills, they could return home to better paid jobs in the future. Alt...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0455/23 Q1(h) (Cambridge)
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