O' Level
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Ordinary Level
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2009 question paper for the guidance of teachers
2281 ECONOMICS
2281/02 Paper 2 (Structured Questions), maximum raw mark 80
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination.
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CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.
CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2009 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
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Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2009
Syllabus 2281
Paper 02
(a) Explanation of the link between the birth rate, the death rate and the net rate of migration. [4] (b) The supply of new workers would decrease, wages might possibly increase, unless immigration increases or more of the older group go back to work. [6] A narrow approach on teachers/schools can get a maximum of 4 marks only. (c) Education has wider benefits to the general society and as such may be provided by the public sector. Comment on the general benefits of education. [5] NB: the word economics is not in the question, so broader points can be accepted. (d) There was less demand in senior schools. Extra expenditure was not such an issue and therefore the government did not have to make a choice between spending extra in the school or spending elsewhere. Not so many educational services were required so there was a smaller
GCE Ordinary Level
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2009 question paper for the guidance of teachers
2281 ECONOMICS
2281/02 Paper 2 (Structured Questions), maximum raw mark 80
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination.
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CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.
CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2009 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
www.xtremepapers.net
Page 2 1
Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2009
Syllabus 2281
Paper 02
(a) Explanation of the link between the birth rate, the death rate and the net rate of migration. [4] (b) The supply of new workers would decrease, wages might possibly increase, unless immigration increases or more of the older group go back to work. [6] A narrow approach on teachers/schools can get a maximum of 4 marks only. (c) Education has wider benefits to the general society and as such may be provided by the public sector. Comment on the general benefits of education. [5] NB: the word economics is not in the question, so broader points can be accepted. (d) There was less demand in senior schools. Extra expenditure was not such an issue and therefore the government did not have to make a choice between spending extra in the school or spending elsewhere. Not so many educational services were required so there was a smaller