![Kier Starmer](/sites/default/files/styles/full_height_banner/public/2024-06/Star2.jpg?itok=8opsQ6Qn)
We discuss the Labour manifesto launched on Thursday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.
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Zooming In: discussion questions
Every week, we share a set of questions designed for A Level economics students to discuss, written by teacher Will Haines.
1. Explain why higher economic growth would positively impact government finances?
2. Labour will target an increase in the employment rate from 75% to 80%. Outline the impact of this on an aggregate demand and aggregate supply diagram.
3. Labour plans to recruit 6,500 teachers. Referring to the concept of external costs, evaluate the impact of this on the economy.
Host
![Paul Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-11/Paul%20J%202022%20Official%20portrait_0.jpg?itok=JAN23N1X)
Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Participants
![Carl Emmerson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Carl_Emmerson.jpg?itok=6jM06LTY)
Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
![Helen Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Helen-Miller.jpg?itok=nATifWPA)
![Chrsitine Farquharson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Christine_Farquharson.jpg?itok=BYNi7ydQ)
Associate Director
Christine's research examines inequalities in children's education and health, especially in the early education and childcare sector.
Podcast details
- DOI
- 10.1920/pd.ifs.2024.0014
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
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