IB skill practice

Evaluate fiscal policy

Economics SL macroeconomics skill with original exam-style diagram, data-response, and policy-evaluation seeds.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Explain contractionary fiscal policy

A Wellington budget case study reports that the government cuts spending and raises taxes to reduce demand-pull inflation. Explain the likely effect. Use the labelled macro diagram, data, or extract evidence before writing the answer. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that best matches the macroeconomic evidence.

Worked practice: economic evidence and answer

Identify the economic evidence first, then state the result and interpretation.