Economics A-Level
Productivity and capacity
What Productivity and capacity means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Productivity and capacity
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Supply-side policies aim to increase the productive potential of the economy, shifting the long-run aggregate supply curve to the right.
Topics that use Productivity and capacity
- Supply-side policies (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Capital investment
- Economic incentives
- Free market supply-side policies
- Human capital
- Incentives
- Innovation
- International competitiveness
- Interventionist policies
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