Data Response Question – Unemployment
For those studying IB Economics, this is a data response question which I created for the unemployment topic back in 2008, following the usual conventions and mark scheme requirements as closely as I could.
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The text is adapted from an original article by The Times Online, but it does not appear to be hosted there anymore.
Click here for the question paper.
Click here for the mark scheme.
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