Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Supply-side policy

Supply-side policy — practice question

A government offers retraining to unemployed industrial workers so as to expand employment opportunities. This policy could have harmful consequences for other government macroeconomic objectives. Which term describes this situation?

  • ABetter skilled workers may increase productivity and improve economic growth.
  • BIncreased wage-earning capacity may lead to demand-pull inflation.
  • CMore employed workers may reduce government expenditure on benefit payments.
  • DNear full employment may result in a more stable balance of payments.

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