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ECONOMICS 0455/33
Paper 3 Analysis and Critical Evaluation October/November 2011
1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Insert.

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The extract ‘The growth of world tourism’ will be needed for this question. For
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1 (a) Which two government aims are referred to in the extract?

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(b) Using a demand and supply diagram, analyse how the change in the demand for air
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(c) Explain the effect that the growth in tourism to India would be expected to have on For
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(ii) wages.

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(d) Using Table 1, which country was the largest net earner from tourism in 2008?

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(e) Discuss what information you would need to decide whether the building of a new airport For
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The extract ‘Bangladesh’s garment (clothing) industry’ will be needed for this question. For
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2 (a) What was the value of Bangladesh’s exports of garments in 2009?

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(b) (i) What is meant by a fixed cost?

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(ii) Identify one example of a fixed cost from the extract.

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(c) Explain two reasons why Bangladesh’s garment workers are low-paid. For
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(d) (i) What is meant by an industry being labour-intensive?

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(ii) Explain two types of internal economies of scale from which a garment firm could For
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(e) Discuss what factors are likely to influence whether Bangladesh’s garment industry will For
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