A fairly large share of people in the Philippines either work in call centres or go abroad for work. Call centres employ 1.2 million people in the Philippines and make up 8% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Because of the time difference with the US, which is the main market for call centre services, many Filipinos must work at night. These call centres are also bringing in new technology, including robots.
(a)[2]
Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in one sentence.
(b)[4]
Explain two reasons why a person might be prepared to work at night.
(c)[6]
Analyse the ways in which an economy may benefit when some of its population works abroad.
(d)[8]
Discuss whether advances in technology are beneficial for an economy or not.
Worked solution & mark scheme
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