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CAIE A-Level Economics 4.1.1 National income

Practise deciding what national income measures include, exclude and miss when judging output, income and living standards.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Economics 9708
Level
AS

Exam points

  • distinguish factor incomes from transfer payments in national income accounts
  • interpret how pensions, benefits or unpaid work affect measured national income
  • judge when GDP is a weak measure of living standards or economic welfare

4.1.1—National income question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

What is not included in the measurement of national income?

A

dividends paid to shareholders

B

overtime payments

C

rents from government-owned houses

D

welfare benefit payments

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