IB skill practice

Write Paper 1 macroeconomics extended responses

Economics SL completion skill with original exam-style extended-response, data-response, calculation, and evaluation seeds.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Evaluate inflation policy

A New Zealand commentary source asks: Discuss whether higher interest rates are the best response to high inflation. Select the strongest argument. Use the labelled diagram, data, command term, and article evidence before writing the answer. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that best matches the exam evidence.

Worked practice: economic evidence and answer

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