Specification point 2.3.2 · Theme 2

Short-run AS

Aggregate supply (AS) · The UK economy – performance and policies

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ContextGlobal oil prices fell from a 2008 peak of $147 a barrel to $27 in 2016.

Evaluate the likely macroeconomic consequences of a significant fall in global oil prices.

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AS Paper 2, June 2024, Q6(b)Data responseAssess
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Case study · UK monetary policy since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

Assess the likely impact of an increase in real wages on the UK economy. Use an aggregate demand and aggregate supply diagram in your answer.

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AS Paper 2, June 2025, Q4(b)Short answerAnnotate
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ContextIn 2023 the UK government reduced indirect tax on certain goods and services.

Annotate the aggregate demand (AD) and short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) diagram below to show the likely impact of a reduction in indirect tax on the equilibrium level of real output and the price level.

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AS Paper 2, June 2018, Q4(b)Short answerAnnotate
2 marks
ContextThe diagram below shows the aggregate demand (AD) and short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) for the UK. Price level SRAS P AD Y Real output …

Annotate the diagram above to show the likely impact of a rise in the cost of raw materials on the UK’s equilibrium level of real output and price level.

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ContextIn 2014 the Bank of England estimated the marginal propensity to consume of UK consumers to be 0.5. In 2014 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £15 billion investment programme into UK road infrastructure.

Which one of the following is most likely to cause a rightward shift in the aggregate supply curve?

AA decrease in real output
BA rise in price level
CA fall in price level
DAn increase in productivity
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