People Case Studies - Issues

This section looks at some issues that are raised by the policies you have tried, and considers how they might affect the family you have chosen.

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Issues raised

Family?

Policy type?

What effect are the policies likely to have on the amount that your family spends on consumption? (Bear in mind that the less well-off are likely to have a higher average propensity to consume.)

Have the policies redistributed income? If so, in what way and has your family benefited or lost?

Have they been 'good' and 'fair' policy changes for your family? Justify your answer.

What impact might the changes have on your family's incentive to work?

What effects might the changes have on the housing market? What effect might they have on the housing situation of your family?

What effect do you think there might be on the level of wages and wage demands as a result of the policies?