How many Fiscal policy questions are there for 9708?

This page collects 8 recent Cambridge Economics (9708) past-paper questions tagged to Fiscal policy. Each links straight to instant marking against the official 9708 scheme.

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8 past-paper questions on Fiscal policy

9708/22 · May/June 202512 marks
Assess the extent to which using fiscal policy would be the best way to reduce a high rate of inflation.
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9708/21 · May/June 202412 marks
Assess which expansionary macroeconomic policy would be most likely to enable a government to meet its economic objective of a…
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9708/21 · October/November 202412 marks
Assess whether a government should always aim for an expansionary fiscal policy rather than a contractionary fiscal policy.
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9708/22 · October/November 202412 marks
Assess whether the achievement of a balanced budget should always be a main government macroeconomic objective.
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9708/21 · May/June 202412 marks
The Chinese government has re-emphasised its commitment to rebalancing the economy from one focused mainly on investment and…
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9708/21 · May/June 202512 marks
Assess whether expansionary fiscal policy always benefits an economy.
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9708/22 · October/November 20248 marks
With the help of examples, explain the difference between the marginal rate of taxation and the average rate of taxation and…
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9708/21 · May/June 20258 marks
Explain the difference between a budget surplus and a budget deficit and consider the extent to which a budget surplus is better…
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This answer reaches the right coordinates and still drops a mark — the conclusion is stated, but never justified. Examiners pay for the reasoning, not the answer.

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M1dy/dx = 3x^2 - 12x + 9M1 earned
M1(x - 1) $(x - 3) = 0$ M1 earned
A1 $x = 1$ or $x = 3$ A1 earned
B1(1, 5) is a maximum and (3, 1) is a minimumB1 not earned

B1 — withheld
You stated the nature of each point correctly, but stated it without justification. This mark needs the reasoning shown — either evaluate the second derivative (d²y/dx² = 6x − 12, giving −6 at $x = 1$ and +6 at $x = 3$ ) or show a sign change of dy/dx either side of each point. An unsupported assertion earns nothing here even when the conclusion is right.

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How many Fiscal policy questions are there for 9708?: This page collects 8 recent Cambridge Economics (9708) past-paper questions tagged to Fiscal policy. Each links straight to instant marking against the official 9708 scheme.
How are Fiscal policy answers marked?: Type or photograph your working and MarkScheme scores it against the real 9708 mark scheme for this topic — method, accuracy and any band descriptors — so you see exactly where the marks are.
Where can I learn Fiscal policy first?: Start with the free Economics lesson on Fiscal policy, then come back and drill past-paper questions under timed conditions.