Macroeconomics Essay Outlines 2

NJC Prelims 06
Thanks to Chloe, Iwan and Jun How for helping me look through these.

Q3) In times of recession, a decrease in tax will induce spending and through the multiplier process add to income and create more jobs.
Discuss this argument and consider whether it necessarily implies that it would be better to reduce tax. [25]

Q5)

“China’s economy last year achieved a highly impressive growth rate of around 9%. Domestic consumption and domestic investment continued to form the dominant source of growth. The true inflation rate is probably above 5%. The economy is overheated” (The Straits Times, January 26, 2004)

Discuss the effectiveness of various government policies that could be used to deal with the ‘overheated economy’. [25]

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Essay Outline: Future Forms of Cities

N2006
b) What priorities are likely to influence the future form of cities in EMDCs? [16]

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RJC JC2 Lecture Test 3 Outline

1. ‘The free market is the most effective way of allocating resources in Singapore.’ Do you agree? [25]

2. Explain the key macroeconomic aims of the Singapore government, and assess whether the Singapore government’s macroeconomic policies have been effective in achieving these aims over the last five years. [25]

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Macroeconomics Essay Outlines

Random questions

N2001/0455/3/6b
Comment on the difficulties of comparing living standards between countries. [13]

J2004/0455/4/3c
Analyze the motives that might cause a person to save rather than to spend [6]

J2004/0455/4/3d
What might be the result of a general increase in the level of consumers’ spending in an economy [6]

N1991
a) Explain what is meant by the equilibrium level of national income [10]
b) Analyze the effect on the equilibrium level of income of
i) an increase in the level of savings and
ii) an increase in the level of exports [15]

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