OFFICIAL SUMMER 2025 PEARSON EDEXCEL Pearson Edexcel GCE A Level In Economics A (9EC0) Paper 2 The National and Global Economy MERGED QUESTION PAPER + MARK SCHEME

OFFICIAL SUMMER 2025 PEARSON EDEXCEL Pearson Edexcel GCE A Level In Economics A (9EC0) Paper 2 The National and Global Economy MERGED QUESTION PAPER + MARK SCHEME SECTION A Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross . You are advised to spend 30 minutes on this section. Use the data to support your answers where relevant. You may annotate and include diagrams in your answers. 1 Selected economic data on Morocco and Pakistan, 2021, constant values. Human development index (HDI) Gross national income (GNI) per capita (2017 PPP US$) Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (US$) Morocco 0..6 Pakistan 0..9 (Source adapted from: ) (a) With reference to the table above, which one of the following is correct? A Average incomes are lower in Morocco than in Pakistan B Economic development, as measured by the HDI, is higher in Morocco than in Pakistan C Life expectancy in Morocco is 68.3 years D Total output in Morocco is higher than in Pakistan 2 (1) ■■■■ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA(b) With reference to the data provided, explain one limitation of using GDP to compare living standards between countries.