2.5.1 Causes of Growth

1. Cause of economic growth: Investments must be made in the economy for it to grow but high investment doesn't always mean there is high growth. The investment made has to be in the right area. (7)
4. Cause of economic growth: Changes in ... : A low birth rate causes a decrease in the labour force. A higher birth rate causes increased labour force and economic growth (12)
5. Cause of economic growth: Increasing the labour force with migrants may not increase economic growth because they aren't trained. To increase economic growth, the more important factor is quality of labour for the long term (10)
7. Cause of economic growth: Using resources more efficiently will increase growth competition between firms leading to growth so its promoted by the government. Markets have to succeed,not fail if there is to be growth. Problems lead to negative growth (10)
8. Cause of economics growth: Countries with lots of ... and natural resources will grow because they are rich in it (4)
10. ... growth is the increase in ... output (6)

2. Cause of economic growth: Economic growth occurs with an increase in the quantity of workers or an increase in the quantity of ... (6)
3. ... growth is the speed at which the economy could grow (9)
6. Cause of economic growth: Changes in ... : Employment effects growth. Less people staying in education, an increasing retirement age and more women entering employment, all increase labour force and cause economic growth (13, 5)
9. Cause of economic growth: Increasing exports means competition for foreign firms and if the country becomes export driven, there is more efficiency which increases AS and AD and economic growth (9, 6)

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