O Levels Economics (2281)•2281/12/M/J/23

Explanation
Supply-side policy enhances productivity for growth
Steps:
- Identify policy: Increased spending on workplace training is a supply-side measure to improve skills and productivity.
- Analyze impact: Training raises labor efficiency, shifting aggregate supply curve rightward.
- Link to macro outcomes: Higher productivity increases potential output and long-run economic growth.
- Evaluate options: Growth rate rises without direct effects on employment, exchange, or interest rates.
Why C is correct:
- Supply-side policies like training boost human capital, increasing productive capacity and the economy's growth rate per the aggregate supply model.
Why the others are wrong:
- A: Training improves employability, likely raising the employment rate.
- B: No direct link; supply-side effects on exchange rate depend on capital flows, not guaranteed decrease.
- D: Growth may indirectly lower interest rates via higher savings, not increase them.
Final answer: C
Topic: Supply-side policy
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