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- 1Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- 2The price system and the microeconomy
- 3Government microeconomic intervention
- 4The macroeconomy
- 5Government macroeconomic intervention
- 6International economic issues
- 7The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- 8Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 9The macroeconomy (A Level)
- 10Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 11International economic issues (A Level)
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1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation 24 files
2. The price system and the microeconomy 21 files
3. Government microeconomic intervention 15 files
4. The macroeconomy 24 files
5. Government macroeconomic intervention 18 files
6. International economic issues 21 files
7. The price system and the microeconomy (A Level) 30 files
- 7.1 Utility
- 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
- 7.3 Efficiency and market failure
- 7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits
- 7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
- 7.6 Different market structures
- 7.7 Growth and survival of firms
- 7.8 Differing objectives and policies of firms
- 7.1 Utility
- 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
- 7.3 Efficiency and market failure
- 7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits
- 7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
- 7.6 Different market structures
- 7.7 Growth and survival of firms
- 7.8 Differing objectives and policies of firms
- 7.1 Utility
- 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
- 7.3 Efficiency and market failure
- 7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits
- 7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
- 7.6 Different market structures
- 7.7 Growth and survival of firms
- 7.8 Differing objectives and policies of firms
8. Government microeconomic intervention (A Level) 15 files
9. The macroeconomy (A Level) 17 files
10. Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level) 15 files
11. International economic issues (A Level) 24 files
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- Paper 11 Questions Answers
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March session
2023 70 files
Specimen
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October / November session
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June session
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March session
2022 64 files
October / November session
- Paper 11 Questions Answers
- Paper 12 Questions Answers
- Paper 13 Questions Answers
- Paper 21 Questions Answers
- Paper 22 Questions Answers
- Paper 23 Questions Answers
- Paper 31 Questions Answers
- Paper 32 Questions Answers
- Paper 33 Questions Answers
- Paper 41 Questions Answers
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June session
- Paper 11 Questions Answers
- Paper 12 Questions Answers
- Paper 13 Questions Answers
- Paper 14 Questions Answers
- Paper 21 Questions Answers
- Paper 22 Questions Answers
- Paper 23 Questions Answers
- Paper 31 Questions Answers
- Paper 32 Questions Answers
- Paper 33 Questions Answers
- Paper 41 Questions Answers
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March session
2021 59 files
October / November session
- Paper 11 Questions Answers
- Paper 12 Questions Answers
- Paper 13 Questions Answers
- Paper 21 Questions Answers
- Paper 22 Questions Answers
- Paper 23 Questions Answers
- Paper 31 Questions Answers
- Paper 32 Questions Answers
- Paper 33 Questions Answers
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June session
- Paper 11 Questions Answers
- Paper 12 Questions Answers
- Paper 13 Questions Answers
- Paper 21 Questions Answers
- Paper 22 Questions Answers
- Paper 23 Questions Answers
- Paper 31 Questions Answers
- Paper 33 Questions Answers
- Paper 41 Questions Answers
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March session
- A-Level Economics — Question index
- 1.1 Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost
- 1.2 Economic methodology
- 1.3 Factors of production
- 1.4 Resource allocation in different economic systems
- 1.5 Production possibility curves
- 1.6 Classification of goods and services
- 2.1 Demand and supply curves
- 2.2 Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand
- 2.3 Price elasticity of supply
- 2.4 The interaction of demand and supply
- 2.5 Consumer and producer surplus
- 3.1 Reasons for government intervention in markets
- 3.2 Methods and effects of government intervention in markets
- 3.3 Addressing income and wealth inequality
- 4.1 National income statistics
- 4.2 Introduction to the circular flow of income
- 4.3 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply analysis
- 4.4 Economic growth
- 4.5 Unemployment
- 4.6 Price stability
- 5.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 5.2 Fiscal policy
- 5.3 Monetary policy
- 5.4 Supply-side policy
- 6.1 The reasons for international trade
- 6.2 Protectionism
- 6.3 Current account of the balance of payments
- 6.4 Exchange rates
- 6.5 Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments
- 7.1 Utility
- 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
- 7.3 Efficiency and market failure
- 7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits
- 7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
- 7.6 Different market structures
- 7.7 Growth and survival of firms
- 7.8 Differing objectives and policies of firms
- 8.1 Government policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure
- 8.2 Equity and redistribution of income and wealth
- 8.3 Labour market forces and government intervention
- 9.1 The circular flow of income
- 9.2 Economic growth and sustainability
- 9.4 Money and banking
- 10.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 10.2 Links between macroeconomic problems and their interrelatedness
- 10.3 Effectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives
- 11.1 Policies to correct disequilibrium in the balance of payments
- 11.2 Exchange rates
- 11.3 Economic development
- 11.4 Characteristics of countries at different levels of development
- 11.5 Relationship between countries at different levels of development
- 11.6 Globalisation
Topic quizzes
- 1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- 2. The price system and the microeconomy
- 3. Government microeconomic intervention
- 4. The macroeconomy
- 5. Government macroeconomic intervention
- 6. International economic issues
- 7. The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- 8. Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 9. The macroeconomy (A Level)
- 10. Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 11. International economic issues (A Level)
Starter quizzes
- 1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- 2. The price system and the microeconomy
- 3. Government microeconomic intervention
- 4. The macroeconomy
- 5. Government macroeconomic intervention
- 6. International economic issues
- 7. The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- 8. Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 9. The macroeconomy (A Level)
- 10. Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 11. International economic issues (A Level)
Unit tests
- 1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- 2. The price system and the microeconomy
- 3. Government microeconomic intervention
- 4. The macroeconomy
- 5. Government macroeconomic intervention
- 6. International economic issues
- 7. The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- 8. Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 9. The macroeconomy (A Level)
- 10. Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 11. International economic issues (A Level)
Mock papers
Course companion
Glossary
Topic handouts
- 1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- 2. The price system and the microeconomy
- 3. Government microeconomic intervention
- 4. The macroeconomy
- 5. Government macroeconomic intervention
- 6. International economic issues
- 7. The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- 8. Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 9. The macroeconomy (A Level)
- 10. Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 11. International economic issues (A Level)
- 1.1 Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost
- 1.2 Economic methodology
- 1.3 Factors of production
- 1.4 Resource allocation in different economic systems
- 1.5 Production possibility curves
- 1.6 Classification of goods and services
- 2.1 Demand and supply curves
- 2.2 Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand
- 2.3 Price elasticity of supply
- 2.4 The interaction of demand and supply
- 2.5 Consumer and producer surplus
- 3.1 Reasons for government intervention in markets
- 3.2 Methods and effects of government intervention in markets
- 3.3 Addressing income and wealth inequality
- 4.1 National income statistics
- 4.2 Introduction to the circular flow of income
- 4.3 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply analysis
- 4.4 Economic growth
- 4.5 Unemployment
- 4.6 Price stability
- 5.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 5.2 Fiscal policy
- 5.3 Monetary policy
- 5.4 Supply-side policy
- 6.1 The reasons for international trade
- 6.2 Protectionism
- 6.3 Current account of the balance of payments
- 6.4 Exchange rates
- 6.5 Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments
- 7.1 Utility
- 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
- 7.3 Efficiency and market failure
- 7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits
- 7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
- 7.6 Different market structures
- 7.7 Growth and survival of firms
- 7.8 Differing objectives and policies of firms
- 8.1 Government policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure
- 8.2 Equity and redistribution of income and wealth
- 8.3 Labour market forces and government intervention
- 9.1 The circular flow of income
- 9.2 Economic growth and sustainability
- 9.3 Employment/unemployment
- 9.4 Money and banking
- 10.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 10.2 Links between macroeconomic problems and their interrelatedness
- 10.3 Effectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives
- 11.1 Policies to correct disequilibrium in the balance of payments
- 11.2 Exchange rates
- 11.3 Economic development
- 11.4 Characteristics of countries at different levels of development
- 11.5 Relationship between countries at different levels of development
- 11.6 Globalisation
Lesson slides
- 1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- 2. The price system and the microeconomy
- 3. Government microeconomic intervention
- 4. The macroeconomy
- 5. Government macroeconomic intervention
- 6. International economic issues
- 7. The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- 8. Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 9. The macroeconomy (A Level)
- 10. Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 11. International economic issues (A Level)
Lesson slides
- 1.1 Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost
- 1.2 Economic methodology
- 1.3 Factors of production
- 1.4 Resource allocation in different economic systems
- 1.5 Production possibility curves
- 1.6 Classification of goods and services
- 2.1 Demand and supply curves
- 2.2 Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand
- 2.3 Price elasticity of supply
- 2.4 The interaction of demand and supply
- 2.5 Consumer and producer surplus
- 3.1 Reasons for government intervention in markets
- 3.2 Methods and effects of government intervention in markets
- 3.3 Addressing income and wealth inequality
- 4.1 National income statistics
- 4.2 Introduction to the circular flow of income
- 4.3 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply analysis
- 4.4 Economic growth
- 4.5 Unemployment
- 4.6 Price stability
- 5.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 5.2 Fiscal policy
- 5.3 Monetary policy
- 5.4 Supply-side policy
- 6.1 The reasons for international trade
- 6.2 Protectionism
- 6.3 Current account of the balance of payments
- 6.4 Exchange rates
- 6.5 Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments
- 7.1 Utility
- 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
- 7.3 Efficiency and market failure
- 7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits
- 7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
- 7.6 Different market structures
- 7.7 Growth and survival of firms
- 7.8 Differing objectives and policies of firms
- 8.1 Government policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure
- 8.2 Equity and redistribution of income and wealth
- 8.3 Labour market forces and government intervention
- 9.1 The circular flow of income
- 9.2 Economic growth and sustainability
- 9.3 Employment/unemployment
- 9.4 Money and banking
- 10.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 10.2 Links between macroeconomic problems and their interrelatedness
- 10.3 Effectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives
- 11.1 Policies to correct disequilibrium in the balance of payments
- 11.2 Exchange rates
- 11.3 Economic development
- 11.4 Characteristics of countries at different levels of development
- 11.5 Relationship between countries at different levels of development
- 11.6 Globalisation
Vocabulary lists
- 1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- 2. The price system and the microeconomy
- 3. Government microeconomic intervention
- 4. The macroeconomy
- 5. Government macroeconomic intervention
- 6. International economic issues
- 7. The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- 8. Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 9. The macroeconomy (A Level)
- 10. Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level)
- 11. International economic issues (A Level)
Flashcards
Weekly vocab tests
- Week 1 · Topic 1 · Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- Week 2 · Topic 1 · Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- Week 3 · Topic 1 · Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- Week 4 · Topic 1 · Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
- Week 5 · Topics 1–2 · Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, The price system and the microeconomy
- Week 6 · Topic 2 · The price system and the microeconomy
- Week 7 · Topic 2 · The price system and the microeconomy
- Week 8 · Topic 2 · The price system and the microeconomy
- Week 9 · Topics 2–3 · The price system and the microeconomy, Government microeconomic intervention
- Week 10 · Topic 3 · Government microeconomic intervention
- Week 11 · Topics 3–4 · Government microeconomic intervention, The macroeconomy
- Week 12 · Topic 4 · The macroeconomy
- Week 13 · Topic 4 · The macroeconomy
- Week 14 · Topic 4 · The macroeconomy
- Week 15 · Topics 4–5 · The macroeconomy, Government macroeconomic intervention
- Week 16 · Topics 5–6 · Government macroeconomic intervention, International economic issues
- Week 17 · Topic 6 · International economic issues
- Week 18 · Topic 6 · International economic issues
- Week 19 · Topics 7–9 · The price system and the microeconomy (A Level), Government microeconomic intervention (A Level), The macroeconomy (A Level)
- Week 20 · Topics 7–11 · The price system and the microeconomy (A Level), The macroeconomy (A Level), International economic issues (A Level)
- Week 21 · Topic 7 · The price system and the microeconomy (A Level)
- Week 22 · Topics 7–8 · The price system and the microeconomy (A Level), Government microeconomic intervention (A Level)
- Week 23 · Topics 8–9 · Government microeconomic intervention (A Level), The macroeconomy (A Level)
- Week 24 · Topics 9–11 · The macroeconomy (A Level), Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level), International economic issues (A Level)
Weekly homework
Exercise sheets
- Complete pack — exercise sheets + past papers
- 1 Basic economic ideas and resource allocation — Part 1
- 1 Basic economic ideas and resource allocation — Part 2
- 2 The price system and the microeconomy — Part 1
- 2 The price system and the microeconomy — Part 2
- 3 Government microeconomic intervention — Part 1
- 3 Government microeconomic intervention — Part 2
- 4 The macroeconomy — Part 1
- 4 The macroeconomy — Part 2
- 5 Government macroeconomic intervention — Part 1
- 5 Government macroeconomic intervention — Part 2
- 6 International economic issues — Part 1
- 6 International economic issues — Part 2
- 7 The price system and the microeconomy (A Level) — Part 1
- 7 The price system and the microeconomy (A Level) — Part 2
- 8 Government microeconomic intervention (A Level) — Part 1
- 8 Government microeconomic intervention (A Level) — Part 2
- 9 The macroeconomy (A Level) — Part 1
- 9 The macroeconomy (A Level) — Part 2
- 10 Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level) — Part 1
- 10 Government macroeconomic intervention (A Level) — Part 2
- 11 International economic issues (A Level) — Part 1
- 11 International economic issues (A Level) — Part 2
Past papers
- 1.1 Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost
- 1.2 Economic methodology
- 1.3 Factors of production
- 1.4 Resource allocation in different economic systems
- 1.5 Production possibility curves
- 1.6 Classification of goods and services
- 2.1 Demand and supply curves
- 2.2 Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand
- 2.3 Price elasticity of supply
- 2.4 The interaction of demand and supply
- 2.5 Consumer and producer surplus
- 3.1 Reasons for government intervention in markets
- 3.2 Methods and effects of government intervention in markets
- 3.3 Addressing income and wealth inequality
- 4.1 National income statistics
- 4.2 Introduction to the circular flow of income
- 4.3 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply analysis
- 4.4 Economic growth
- 4.5 Unemployment
- 4.6 Price stability
- 5.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 5.2 Fiscal policy
- 5.3 Monetary policy
- 5.4 Supply-side policy
- 6.1 The reasons for international trade
- 6.2 Protectionism
- 6.3 Current account of the balance of payments
- 6.4 Exchange rates
- 6.5 Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments
- 7.1 Utility
- 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
- 7.3 Efficiency and market failure
- 7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits
- 7.5 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
- 7.6 Different market structures
- 7.7 Growth and survival of firms
- 7.8 Differing objectives and policies of firms
- 8.1 Government policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure
- 8.2 Equity and redistribution of income and wealth
- 8.3 Labour market forces and government intervention
- 9.1 The circular flow of income
- 9.2 Economic growth and sustainability
- 9.4 Money and banking
- 10.1 Government macroeconomic policy objectives
- 10.2 Links between macroeconomic problems and their interrelatedness
- 10.3 Effectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives
- 11.1 Policies to correct disequilibrium in the balance of payments
- 11.2 Exchange rates
- 11.3 Economic development
- 11.4 Characteristics of countries at different levels of development
- 11.5 Relationship between countries at different levels of development
- 11.6 Globalisation
Specimen Papers
Example Candidate Responses
Syllabus Documents
Teaching Support
Tips
Do the data-response questions before the essays. That is where the diagram and evaluation habits are built, and the essays get much easier once those are automatic. Sketch every diagram a question implies, even when it does not ask — the marks often appear for it anyway.
Mark yourself on structure, not content. Define, draw, analyse, then evaluate will out-score a better-informed answer that does those in a jumble or stops after analysis. Check specifically: did you write a judgement with a reason, or just list both sides?
Examiner reports are worth more here than in most subjects. They say plainly which diagrams candidates drew wrongly, year after year. Read one after you have worked that paper, not before.