WASSCE Economics · Paper 1 style

Unemployment

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A person is unemployed when he is

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Answer: C

Unemployed: willing, able, no job.

Trap A Over-generalises a rule: Economic laws hold 'other things being equal' and within limits. Be suspicious of options with always/never/all.

Trap B Misreads population structure: High birth rate → broad base, many young dependants. Low birth + low death → ageing population.

Trap D Gives only part of the answer: List every component in the definition (GDP = C + I + G + (X − M)) and tick them off before answering.

Over-generalises a rule
Economic laws hold 'other things being equal' and within limits. Be suspicious of options with always/never/all.
Misreads population structure
High birth rate → broad base, many young dependants. Low birth + low death → ageing population.
Gives only part of the answer
List every component in the definition (GDP = C + I + G + (X − M)) and tick them off before answering.