Question 1:

i. Explain the likely effects of a recession on a government's budget?

ii. How is the operation of fiscal policy supposed to affect the level of economic activity within an economy?

Question 2:

i. Explain what you understand by public goods and merit goods.

ii. Evaluate the role and functions of the Bank of Mauritius in ensuring monetary stability in the economy.

Question 3:

i. Distinguish between a tariff and a quota and their economic implication for the Government in international trade finance?

ii. What is a Balance of Payments (BOP) and how Government would intervene to correct a BOP deficit.

Question 4:

i. Explain what is Economic Growth and its potential benefits to the economy.

ii. Explain the term Externality, giving examples of positive and negative externalities and how government deals with these externalities.