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Cambridge AS & A Level Economics

4.4Economic growth

Economic growth in Cambridge AS & A Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 4.4.1Explain the meaning of economic growth.
  2. 4.4.2Explain the measurement of economic growth.
  3. 4.4.3Distinguish growth in nominal GDP from growth in real GDP.
  4. 4.4.4Explain the causes of economic growth.
  5. 4.4.5Explain the consequences of economic growth.

Lessons

  • Economic growth: meaning, measurement, causes and consequences

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Economic growth: sample question

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Nominal GDP in a fictional economy rises by 10% in a year while the GDP deflator rises by about 4.8%. Real GDP has grown by approximately

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Turn Economic growth into a strength.

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