A country is experiencing stagflation, when there is a high rate of inflation at the same time as a negative output gap. With the help of a diagram, evaluate the effectiveness of using fiscal policy to solve this problem.

Economics
IGCSE&ALevel
CAIE
Exam No:9708_s25_qp_43 Year:2025 Question No:4

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Knowledge points:

10.3.2 problems and conflicts arising from the outcome of these policies
4.6.4 causes of inflation: cost-push and demand-pull inflation
5.2.7 AD/AS analysis of the impact of expansionary and contractionary fiscal policy on the equilibrium level of national income and the level of real output, the price level and employment
9.2.2 positive and negative output gaps

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