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ZIMSEC A-Level Economics

11.1Macroeconomic problems

Macroeconomic problems in ZIMSEC A-Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

The matrix names unemployment, inflation, balance of payments and exchange rates as the problems; inflation, the balance of payments and exchange rates are covered at 10.6, 8.5-8.6 and 8.8.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 11.1.1Analyse the causes of macroeconomic problems such as unemployment and assess their effects.

Lessons

  • Unemployment: measurement, types, causes and consequences

    50 min

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Macroeconomic problems: sample question

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Which of the following would be counted as unemployed under the standard definition?

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