(a)[2]
Define the term ‘trade union’.
(b)[4]
Explain two possible reasons for a fall in a worker’s earnings.
(c)[6]
Analyse the causes of unemployment.
(d)[8]
Discuss whether an ageing population is beneficial for an economy.
Economics 2281 · O Level · Trade unions
Trade unions — practice question
From 2009 to 2014, Delaware was the sole US state to record a drop in earnings. Even so, over the same period it had an unemployment rate lower than the national average and a larger share of workers who were members of a trade union. Over the next twenty years, the state is predicted to have one of the quickest ageing populations of any state in the USA.