Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-5-1-introduction-to-fiscal-policy [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [IB Diploma](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma.md) › [Economics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics.md) › [Economics: IB Diploma](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma.md) › Introduction to Fiscal Policy # Introduction to Fiscal Policy Economics: IB Diploma, topic 2.5.1 ## Fiscal Policy Fiscal policy is one of the two tools for managing the economy (the other is monetary policy). ### Tax and spend ![Tax and spend](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/5a3f02bf-913f-4a44-8baf-c9e7e7101ea5/tax-money-.jpg) - While policymakers at the Federal Reserve make monetary policy, Congress and the President make fiscal policy. - Fiscal policy refers to how the federal government manipulates taxation and spending to achieve macroeconomic goals, such as full employment. ### Examples of tax and spend ![Examples of tax and spend](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/9fb04ff1-af84-4b01-9a61-075637219298/government-expenditure-planning-budget-.jpg) - Government spending covers a range of services that the federal, state and local governments provide. - National defense, Social Security, healthcare and interest payments account for roughly 73% of all federal spending in recent years. - Federal taxes, the government's revenue source, come from individual income taxes (due every year on April 15 and by far the largest single source), payroll tax (social insurance and retirement receipts), and finally corporate income or profits tax. ### Types of tax ![Types of tax](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/8454a9e1-8794-4212-93d4-22c544b49fa5/income-tax-491626_1920.jpg) - The federal income tax is progressive which means the marginal rate of tax increases as income increases. - For example, income below $9,700 (for a single taxpayer) is taxed at 10% but income earned between this and $39,475 is taxed at 12% (2019 tax brackets). - Regressive income taxes see the marginal rate fall as income rises. - The Social Security payroll tax is proportional up to the wage limit, but above that level, it becomes a regressive tax, meaning people with higher incomes pay a smaller share of their income in tax. ### The tax and spend multiplier ![The tax and spend multiplier](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-06/10448019-f74b-4055-b6a3-99e0c5d1751d/shopping-4225120_1920-min.jpg) - The government spending multiplier is always higher than the tax multiplier. - This is because the government directly demands goods and services and tends to obtain them domestically. The initial government spend is a component of AD. - In contrast, tax cuts go into the pockets of households and businesses and can be spent in many different ways, if at all. If the extra income is kept under a mattress then there will be no impact on AD. ## Test yourself on Introduction to Fiscal Policy - Why do governments implement fiscal policies? - Which of the following is NOT one of the main areas of federal government spending? - Which of the following is NOT a tool of fiscal policy? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/7b55fd22-05a1-435c-9704-355732f0e415/section/4cff3875-0251-46a6-8324-a4df2817a11f/session) - Previous topic: [2.4.10 Application - Inequality & Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-10-application-inequality-and-poverty.md) - Next topic: [2.5.2 Fiscal Policy and AD-AS Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-5-2-fiscal-policy-and-ad-as-model.md) ## Economics: IB Diploma contents ### 1 Microeconomics - 1.1 Competitive Markets: Demand & Suply - [1.1.1 Markets & Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-1-markets-and-demand.md) - [1.1.2 Diminishing Marginal Returns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-2-diminishing-marginal-returns.md) - [1.1.3 Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-3-supply.md) - [1.1.4 Market Equilibrium](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-4-market-equilibrium.md) - [1.1.5 Price Mechanism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-5-price-mechanism.md) - [1.1.6 Consumer & Producer Surplus](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-6-consumer-and-producer-surplus.md) - [1.1.7 IB Multiple Choice - Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-7-ib-multiple-choice-demand.md) - [1.1.8 IB Multiple Choice - Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-1-8-ib-multiple-choice-supply.md) - 1.2 Elasticity - [1.2.1 Elasticities of Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-2-1-elasticities-of-demand.md) - [1.2.2 Factors Affecting Price Elasticity of Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-2-2-factors-affecting-price-elasticity-of-demand.md) - [1.2.3 Elasticity of Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-2-3-elasticity-of-supply.md) - [1.2.4 Price Elasticity of Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-2-4-price-elasticity-of-supply.md) - [1.2.5 IB Multiple Choice - Price Elasticity of Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-2-5-ib-multiple-choice-price-elasticity-of-demand.md) - [1.2.6 IB Multiple Choice - Price Elasticity of Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-2-6-ib-multiple-choice-price-elasticity-of-supply.md) - [1.2.7 IB Multiple Choice - Other Elasticities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-2-7-ib-multiple-choice-other-elasticities.md) - 1.3 Government Intervention - [1.3.1 Indirect Taxes & Subsidies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-3-1-indirect-taxes-and-subsidies.md) - [1.3.2 Application Question - Taxing Prices or Quantities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-3-2-application-question-taxing-prices-or-quantities.md) - [1.3.3 Subsidies & Price Controls](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-3-3-subsidies-and-price-controls.md) - [1.3.4 Deadweight Loss & Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-3-4-deadweight-loss-and-government-intervention.md) - [1.3.5 Elasticity & Tax Incidence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-3-5-elasticity-and-tax-incidence.md) - [1.3.6 IB Multiple Choice - Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-3-6-ib-multiple-choice-government-intervention.md) - 1.4 Market Failure - [1.4.1 Types of Market Failure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-1-types-of-market-failure.md) - [1.4.2 Introduction to Externalities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-2-introduction-to-externalities.md) - [1.4.3 Negative Externalities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-3-negative-externalities.md) - [1.4.4 Policy for Negative Externalities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-4-policy-for-negative-externalities.md) - [1.4.5 Positive Externalities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-5-positive-externalities.md) - [1.4.6 The Deadweight Welfare Loss of Externalities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-6-the-deadweight-welfare-loss-of-externalities.md) - [1.4.7 Case Study - The Externalities of Education](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-7-case-study-the-externalities-of-education.md) - [1.4.8 Public Goods & the Free-Rider Problem](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-8-public-goods-and-the-free-rider-problem.md) - [1.4.9 Asymmetric Information](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-9-asymmetric-information.md) - [1.4.10 End of Topic Test - Market Failure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-10-end-of-topic-test-market-failure.md) - [1.4.11 Application Questions - Market Failure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-4-11-application-questions-market-failure.md) - 1.5 HL: Theory of the Firm & Market Structures - [1.5.1 Theory of the Firm & Market Structures](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/1-5-1-theory-of-the-firm-and-market-structures.md) ### 2 Macroeconomics - 2.1 The Level of Overall Economic Activity - [2.1.1 The Circular Flow of Income](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-1-1-the-circular-flow-of-income.md) - [2.1.2 Defining GDP](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-1-2-defining-gdp.md) - [2.1.3 Limitations of GDP](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-1-3-limitations-of-gdp.md) - [2.1.4 IB Multiple Choice - Economic Indicators](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-1-4-ib-multiple-choice-economic-indicators.md) - [2.1.5 Business Cycles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-1-5-business-cycles.md) - [2.1.6 Output Gaps](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-1-6-output-gaps.md) - 2.2 Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply - [2.2.1 The Aggregate Demand Curve](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-1-the-aggregate-demand-curve.md) - [2.2.2 Components of Aggregate Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-2-components-of-aggregate-demand.md) - [2.2.3 Shape of the Aggregate Demand Curve](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-3-shape-of-the-aggregate-demand-curve.md) - [2.2.4 Shifts in Aggregate Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-4-shifts-in-aggregate-demand.md) - [2.2.5 IB Multiple Choice - Aggregate Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-5-ib-multiple-choice-aggregate-demand.md) - [2.2.6 Short & Long-Run Aggregate Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-6-short-and-long-run-aggregate-supply.md) - [2.2.7 Alternative Models of LRAS](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-7-alternative-models-of-lras.md) - [2.2.8 Equilibrium in the AD-AS Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-8-equilibrium-in-the-ad-as-model.md) - [2.2.9 Output Gaps & the AD-AS Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-2-9-output-gaps-and-the-ad-as-model.md) - 2.3 Macroeconomic Objectives - [2.3.1 Introduction to Unemployment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-1-introduction-to-unemployment.md) - [2.3.2 Limitations of Unemployment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-2-limitations-of-unemployment.md) - [2.3.3 Types of Unemployment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-3-types-of-unemployment.md) - [2.3.4 Causes & Impact of Unemployment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-4-causes-and-impact-of-unemployment.md) - [2.3.5 Defining Inflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-5-defining-inflation.md) - [2.3.6 Measuring Inflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-6-measuring-inflation.md) - [2.3.7 Use of Index Numbers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-7-use-of-index-numbers.md) - [2.3.8 The Consumer Price Index](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-8-the-consumer-price-index.md) - [2.3.9 Consequences of Inflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-9-consequences-of-inflation.md) - [2.3.10 Causes of Inflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-10-causes-of-inflation.md) - [2.3.11 Inflation & Unemployment Tradeoff](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-11-inflation-and-unemployment-tradeoff.md) - [2.3.12 The Short-Run Phillips Curve](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-12-the-short-run-phillips-curve.md) - [2.3.13 The Long-Run Phillips Curve](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-3-13-the-long-run-phillips-curve.md) - 2.4 Economic Growth, Poverty & Inequality - [2.4.1 Measuring Economic Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-1-measuring-economic-growth.md) - [2.4.2 Determinants of Productivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-2-determinants-of-productivity.md) - [2.4.3 Economic Growth & Productivity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-3-economic-growth-and-productivity.md) - [2.4.4 Absolute & Relative Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-4-absolute-and-relative-poverty.md) - [2.4.5 Inequality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-5-inequality.md) - [2.4.6 Inequality 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-6-inequality-2.md) - [2.4.7 Lorenz Curve](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-7-lorenz-curve.md) - [2.4.8 Government Policy on Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-8-government-policy-on-poverty.md) - [2.4.9 End of Topic Test - Poverty & Inequality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-9-end-of-topic-test-poverty-and-inequality.md) - [2.4.10 Application - Inequality & Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-4-10-application-inequality-and-poverty.md) - 2.5 Fiscal Policy - [2.5.1 Introduction to Fiscal Policy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-5-1-introduction-to-fiscal-policy.md) - [2.5.2 Fiscal Policy and AD-AS Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-5-2-fiscal-policy-and-ad-as-model.md) - [2.5.3 Fiscal Policy Lags](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-5-3-fiscal-policy-lags.md) - [2.5.4 Automatic Stabilizers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-5-4-automatic-stabilizers.md) - [2.5.5 IB Multiple Choice - Fiscal Policy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-5-5-ib-multiple-choice-fiscal-policy.md) - 2.6 Monetary Policy - [2.6.1 Objectives of Monetary Policy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-6-1-objectives-of-monetary-policy.md) - [2.6.2 Monetary Policy Implementation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-6-2-monetary-policy-implementation.md) - [2.6.3 Monetary Policy & AD-AS Model](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-6-3-monetary-policy-and-ad-as-model.md) - [2.6.4 Monetary Policy Lags & Pitfalls](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-6-4-monetary-policy-lags-and-pitfalls.md) - 2.7 Supply-Side Policies - [2.7.1 Supply-Side Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-7-1-supply-side-policies.md) - [2.7.2 Supply-Side Policies 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/2-7-2-supply-side-policies-2.md) ### 3 The Global Economy - 3.1 International Trade - [3.1.1 Globalisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-1-globalisation.md) - [3.1.2 Globalisation for LEDCs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-2-globalisation-for-ledcs.md) - [3.1.3 Globalisation for MEDCs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-3-globalisation-for-medcs.md) - [3.1.4 Comparative Advantage & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-4-comparative-advantage-and-trade.md) - [3.1.5 Protectionism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-5-protectionism.md) - [3.1.6 Arguments for Protectionism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-6-arguments-for-protectionism.md) - [3.1.7 Arguments Against Protectionism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-7-arguments-against-protectionism.md) - [3.1.8 End of Topic Test - Globalisation & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-8-end-of-topic-test-globalisation-and-trade.md) - [3.1.9 Case Study - Globalisation & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-1-9-case-study-globalisation-and-trade.md) - 3.2 Exchange Rates - [3.2.1 Floating Exchange Rates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-2-1-floating-exchange-rates.md) - [3.2.2 Fixed Exchange Rate](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-2-2-fixed-exchange-rate.md) - [3.2.3 Effect of a Stronger & Weaker Dollar](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-2-3-effect-of-a-stronger-and-weaker-dollar.md) - 3.3 The Balance of Payments - [3.3.1 Balance of Payments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-3-1-balance-of-payments.md) - [3.3.2 Balance of Payments 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-3-2-balance-of-payments-2.md) - [3.3.3 FDI & Reducing a BoP Deficit](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-3-3-fdi-and-reducing-a-bop-deficit.md) - 3.4 Economic Integration - [3.4.1 Customs Unions & WTO](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-4-1-customs-unions-and-wto.md) - [3.4.2 Merged Currency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-4-2-merged-currency.md) - 3.5 Terms of Trade - [3.5.1 Absolute & Comparative Advantage](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-5-1-absolute-and-comparative-advantage.md) - [3.5.2 Gains from Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-5-2-gains-from-trade.md) - [3.5.3 Terms of Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-5-3-terms-of-trade.md) - [3.5.4 IB Multiple Choice - Comparative Advantage & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-5-4-ib-multiple-choice-comparative-advantage-and-trade.md) - 3.6 Economic Development - [3.6.1 Factors Influencing Growth & Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-6-1-factors-influencing-growth-and-development.md) - [3.6.2 International Institutions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-6-2-international-institutions.md) - [3.6.3 Measures of Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-6-3-measures-of-development.md) - [3.6.4 Barriers to Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-6-4-barriers-to-development.md) - [3.6.5 Case Study - The Bottom Billion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-6-5-case-study-the-bottom-billion.md) - [3.6.6 End of Topic Test - Emerging & Developing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-6-6-end-of-topic-test-emerging-and-developing.md) - 3.7 The Role of Domestic & International Factors - [3.7.1 Interventionist Strategies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-7-1-interventionist-strategies.md) - [3.7.2 Development Strategies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-7-2-development-strategies.md) - [3.7.3 Development Promotion Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-7-3-development-promotion-policies.md) - [3.7.4 End of Topic Test - Growth & Global Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-7-4-end-of-topic-test-growth-and-global-development.md) - [3.7.5 Application Questions -Growth & Global Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-7-5-application-questions-growth-and-global-development.md) - 3.8 The Role of International Trade - [3.8.1 International Institutions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-8-1-international-institutions.md) - [3.8.2 End of Topic Test - Globalisation & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-8-2-end-of-topic-test-globalisation-and-trade.md) - 3.9 The Role of Foreign Aid - [3.9.1 Aid](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-9-1-aid.md) - [3.9.2 Limitations of Aid](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-9-2-limitations-of-aid.md) - [3.9.3 Support for Aid](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-9-3-support-for-aid.md) - [3.9.4 Application Questions - Developing Countries](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ib-diploma/economics/economics-ib-diploma/3-9-4-application-questions-developing-countries.md)