Economics B A-Level
Economic sectors
What Economic sectors means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic sectors
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary parts of an economy whose relative share of output and employment shifts during structural change.
Topics that use Economic sectors
- Employment patterns (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Complementary labour
- Geographical mobility
- Labour mobility
- Occupational mobility
- Structural change
- Structural unemployment
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