Question 29June 20269708/121 mark
Which policy will lead to a fall in the volume of goods imported?
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About Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments
Questions on correcting current account imbalances: expenditure-switching and expenditure-reducing policies, devaluation, and the side effects of each approach.
56 past paper questions on this topic since 2020, across 18 exam sessions.
How often it comes up
| Year | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Total | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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Paper 1 · Multiple choice (6)
Question 27June 20269708/141 mark
Which policy is not likely to help reduce a current account deficit on the balance of payments?
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Question 30November 20259708/111 mark
A country has a current account deficit on its balance of payments. The government also has a budget deficit.
Which measure to reduce the current account deficit will increase the budget deficit?
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Question 28June 20259708/111 mark
A country has a persistent deficit on the current account of its balance of payments.
What is most likely to improve the situation in the long run?
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Question 29June 20259708/121 mark
A country is experiencing a deficit on the current account of its balance of payments.
Which policy decision could reduce the deficit?
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Question 30June 20259708/141 mark
, , 30 A country has a current account deficit.
What would be classified as a protectionist measure to restore the current account to equilibrium?
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Paper 2 · Data response and essays (2)
Question 4(b)November 20259708/2212 marks
Assess the extent to which the use of supply-side policy would be the best way to reduce a deficit on the current account of the balance of payments. [12]
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Question 5(b)November 20259708/2312 marks
Assess whether it is better to use protectionist policies or contractionary policies to reduce a deficit on the current account of the balance of payments. [12]
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- Unit 1Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- Ch 1Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost
- Ch 2Economic methodology
- Ch 3Factors of production
- Ch 4Resource allocation in different economic systems
- Ch 5Production possibility curves
- Ch 6Classification of goods and services
- Unit 2The price system and the microeconomy
- Ch 7Demand and supply curves
- Ch 8Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand
- Ch 9Price elasticity of supply
- Ch 10The interaction of demand and supply
- Ch 11Consumer and producer surplus
- Unit 3Government microeconomic intervention
- Ch 12Reasons for government intervention in markets
- Ch 13Methods and effects of government intervention in markets
- Ch 14Addressing income and wealth inequality
- Unit 4The macroeconomy
- Ch 15National income statistics
- Ch 16Introduction to the circular flow of income
- Ch 17Aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis
- Ch 18Economic growth
- Ch 19Unemployment
- Ch 20Price stability
- Unit 5Government macroeconomic intervention
- Ch 21Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- Ch 22Fiscal policy
- Ch 23Monetary policy
- Ch 24Supply-side policy
- Unit 6International economic issues
- Ch 25The reasons for international trade
- Ch 26Protectionism
- Ch 27Current account of the balance of payments
- Ch 28Exchange rates
- Ch 29Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments