Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Externalities

Externalities — practice question

An economy experiences a sharp surge in inflation because energy prices rise steeply. It also falls into a recession, with unemployment increasing. A fall in which policy variable is most likely to lessen the recession’s effects without pushing the price level up further?

  • Adirect taxation
  • Bgovernment spending
  • Cindirect taxation
  • Dinterest rate

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