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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 10] Reference code 18M.1.HL.TZ2.3a
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Explain Question number a Adapted from N/A
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[Maximum mark: 10]
18M.1.HL.TZ2.3a
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Explain why structural unemployment might occur in an economy.

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Markscheme

Answers may include:

  • definitions of unemployment and structural unemployment
  • diagram to show structural unemployment
  • explanation of how structural unemployment might occur
  • examples of situations when structural unemployment has occurred.

Marks should be allocated according to the Paper 1 markbands for May 2013 forward, part A.