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4 Safiye Ali became the first female doctor in Turkey in 1923. By 2020, 40% of Turkish doctors were
women. Over this period, labour productivity increased. Turkey also experienced advances in
technology, a change in the current account balance on its balance of payments and a significant
increase in the size of its population.
(a) Identify two causes of an increase in labour productivity. [2]
(b) Explain two reasons why someone may choose to become a doctor. [4]
(c) Analyse how advances in technology may improve the current account balance on a country’s
balance of payments. [6]
(d) Discuss whether or not a country with a high population growth rate is likely to experience a
high economic growth rate. [8]

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