Answer all the questions below.
Which of the following would constitute a supply-side economic policy for reducing
unemployment?
A increasing social security benefits
B increasing the money supply
C reducing corporate and personal taxation
D increasing government expenditure aimed at exploiting the multiplier effect
19.2 Which of the following is NOT a supply-side economic policy aimed at promoting economic
growth?
A cuts in social security benefits designed to encourage more workers to take work
B measures designed to reduce trade union powers
C deregulation
D tariffs designed to increase the production of domestic goods
Explain why market-orientated supply-side policies may be superior to interventionist supply-side
policies and describe three possible market-orientated supply-side policies.
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