Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Living standards

Living standards — practice question

Why do living standards decrease during a recession?

  • AThe government would increase taxes to combat the recession.
  • BThe purchasing power of households would fall.
  • CThe value of the domestic currency would increase.
  • DThere would be a rise in the level of immigration.

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