IGCSE Economics Paper-2: Specimen Questions with Answers 30 - 30 of 100

Passage

In developing countries, inflation is not purely a monetary phenomenon. Factors typically related to fiscal imbalances, driving higher money growth and exchange rate depreciation, dominate the inflation process in developing countries.

Question 30 (4 of 5 Based on Passage)

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Explain the reasons for unemployment.

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Explanation

Employment is due to various reasons for both demand and supply side i.e.. employer and worker. Demand-side unemployment may be due to high rate of interest, recession, financial crisis. Whereas, the supply side unemployment is frictional or structural.

The Following Are the Reason for Unemployment

  • Increase in population causes higher unemployment rates because the number of people who are in search for a job increases. So, it becomes difficult to arrange jobs such huge numbers of workers.
  • Advancement of technology often leads to the unemployment of the low skilled or unskilled workers in various industries. New technology increases the speed and quality of production but it also increases the number of jobless people.
  • Lack of education or skills is a major reason for unemployment. It happens when the qualifications of a person do not match with job responsibilities.
  • Unemployment can be due to the rising cost. It is hard for the companies to pay salary to the employees or even the minimum wage when cost is high.

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