CAIE A-Level Economics A2 11.3 Economic Development Questions

Practise separating growth from development, calculating real income per head and using HDI, MPI, inequality and non-monetary evidence to compare living standards across…

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Economics 9708
Level
A2

Exam points

  • distinguish growth in real GDP from broader development in health, education and living standards
  • calculate or interpret real income per head, HDI and MPI components from tables and extracts
  • evaluate country comparisons using income, inequality and non-monetary evidence rather than one index

Question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

Which country is likely to be the most highly developed?

Gini coefficient

death rate

relative size of
tertiary sector

high

high

high

low

low

low

low

low

high

low

high

low

Question 2

[Maximum number: 1]

The table shows the GDP and population of four countries.
Which country is most likely to have the lowest standard of living?

Table for Question 2 — CAIE A-Level Economics A2

Question 3

[Maximum number: 1]

Which government policy would boost economic growth but not necessarily promote economic development?

A

creating a more equal distribution of income and wealth

B

diverting government spending from industry to education

C

encouraging the extraction of finite natural resources

D

introducing tighter controls on air pollution

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