A2经济必写essay: GDP and living standard

GDP和living standard一直是宏观经济的热门章节，也是相对最简单的一个知识点。尤其值得重视的是，去年夏天的考试并没有出现这一章的考题。那么今年的考试，这类题出现在试卷里的概率将大大增加。由于这一章的essay没有图，需要大量的文字描述，大家备考的时候一定要做到熟练答题，避试出现来不及的情况。

根据过去的past paper，锦秋小编帮大家梳理了3大块的考点及essay供大家参考。

考点1           

Cost and benefit of economic growth

定义经济增长，区分actual growth和potential growth

例题：2018，summer，paper 2

Explain the difference between actual growth and potentialgrowth. [12]

分析经济增长的好处和坏处

例题：2018，summer，paper 2

To what extent do you agree that the costs of economic growth are greater than the benefits？[13]

考点2  Calculation of GDP

解释GDP的三种算法，区分market price 和 factor cost，GDP 和 NI

例题：2015，summer，paper 1

Explain how GDP is calculated and show how GDP at market prices is different from net nationalincome at factor cost (basic prices). [12]

例题：2011，winter，paper 1

Two economic indicators are Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices and Net National Income (NNI) at factor cost. Explain what is meant by an economic indicator and the differences between the two indicators mentioned. [12]

考点3 Living standard

GDP能否衡量一个国家的living standard

例题：2017，India，paper 2 

Discuss whether an increase in the national income of a country is a reliable indication of an improvement in the standard of living for the people in that country. [13]

GDP如何比较不同国家的living standard

例题：2016，summer，paper 3

Assess how appropriate it is touse economic growth as an indicator of how a country’s standard of livingcompares with other countries. [13]

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