2025 AQA GCSE ECONOMICS Paper 2 How the Economy
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ECONOMICS
Paper 2 How the Economy Works
Thursday 22 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You may use a calculator. Section Mark
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Instructions
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Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. TOTAL
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write on
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The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be assessed on your ability to:
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– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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0 1 Monetary policy would involve changes in which of the following?
[1 mark]
A Government spending
B Interest rates
C Investment in training
D Taxation
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0 2 Table 1 shows the unemployment rate in an economy between 2020 and 2024. box
Table 1
Year Unemployment rate (%)
2020 6.2
2021 5.9
2022 4.5
2023 4.9
2024 5.1
Using Table 1, the average (mean) unemployment rate over this period to one decimal
place is:
[1 mark]
A 5.1%
B 5.2%
C 5.3%
D 5.4%
0 3 Which of the following is not a role of a high street bank?
[1 mark]
A Ensuring funds are available for investment.
B Keeping inflation at its target rate.
C Lending funds to those wishing to borrow.
D Providing a place for savers to securely deposit their money.
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GCSE
ECONOMICS
Paper 2 How the Economy Works
Thursday 22 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You may use a calculator. Section Mark
A
Instructions
B
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. TOTAL
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write on
blank pages.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Do not write
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Section A box
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
For questions with four responses, only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question, completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT WRONG METHODS
METHOD
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select
as shown.
0 1 Monetary policy would involve changes in which of the following?
[1 mark]
A Government spending
B Interest rates
C Investment in training
D Taxation
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 2 Table 1 shows the unemployment rate in an economy between 2020 and 2024. box
Table 1
Year Unemployment rate (%)
2020 6.2
2021 5.9
2022 4.5
2023 4.9
2024 5.1
Using Table 1, the average (mean) unemployment rate over this period to one decimal
place is:
[1 mark]
A 5.1%
B 5.2%
C 5.3%
D 5.4%
0 3 Which of the following is not a role of a high street bank?
[1 mark]
A Ensuring funds are available for investment.
B Keeping inflation at its target rate.
C Lending funds to those wishing to borrow.
D Providing a place for savers to securely deposit their money.
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