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Economics
Course Breakdown
Course Summary
• Exam board is Edexcel
Paper
Marks Duration Weighting
Paper 1 Covers topics from Themes 1 and 3
Section A – multiple choice and short answer questions
Section B – data response
Section C – an open-response question 100 2 hours 35%
Paper 2 Covers topics from Themes 2 and 4
Section A – multiple choice and short answer questions
Section B – data response
Section C – an open-response question 100 2 hours 35%
Paper 3 Covers topics from Themes 1, 2, 3 and 4
This paper contains two data response sections and
two open-response questions 100 2 hours 30%
Summary of Content
Theme 1
Opportunities in the Subject
The following texts are specification specific:
Microeconomics – including demand and supply,
different markets structures, elasticities of demand and
supply, market failure, government taxation/subsidies,
and government failure. 1. Cole and Brewer, 2015, My Revision Notes Edexcel
AS/A level Year 1 Economics A, Hodder Education.
Theme 2 In addition, it is essential to keep an eye on the
news and current affairs to provide detail and real world
context to your answers throughout the course.
Macroeconomics – including economic growth, inflation,
unemployment, government macroeconomic objectives
and policies.
2. Anderton A, 2015, Edexcel Economics AS/A level,
6th Edition, Pearson.
Theme 3
Microeconomics – including business objectives,
market structures (perfect competition, monopolies,
monopolistic competition and oligopolies), price
discrimination and labour markets
Theme 4
Macroeconomics – including exchange rates, financial
markets, globalisation, development economics and
trade blocs.
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