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A-Level Economics Intro.

AS & A-Level Economics


Aims :
• 경제학 용어, 개념, 이론 및 원리 이해
• 보고서, 통계, 다이어그램 또는 기타 표현 방법 습득
• 주장의 논거로써 경제학 관련 인용자료 사용 방법 습득
• 경제 및 사회 환경 변화의 정보에 대한 비판적 읽기
• 경제학 연구 방법과 경제 정보의 수집, 분석,논의 그리고 평가와 결론 도출의 가장 효과적인 방법 학습
• 경제 현상 및 경제학에 대한 관심

Content overview :
Cambridge International AS Level study topics 1.1–6.5. / A Level study all topics 1.1–11.6.

AS Level topics A-Level topics

Basic economic ideas 1.1 Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost


and 1.2 Economic methodology
resource allocation 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

The price system 2.1 Demand and supply curves 7.1 Utility
and 2.2 Price elasticity, income elasticity and 7.2 Indifference curves and budget lines
the microeconomy cross elasticity of demand
7.3 Efficiency and market failure
2.3 Price elasticity of supply
7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities
2.4 The interaction of demand and supply and social costs and benefits
2.5 Consumer and producer surplus 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

Government 3.1 Reasons for government intervention in 8.1 Government policies to achieve efficient
microeconomic markets resource allocation and correct market
failure
intervention 3.2 Methods and effects of government
intervention in markets 8.2 Equity and redistribution of income and
wealth
3.3 Addressing income and wealth
inequality 8.3 Labour market forces and government
intervention

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A-Level Economics Intro.

AS Level topics A-Level topics

The macroeconomy 4.1 National income statistics 9.1 The circular flow of income
4.2 Introduction to the circular flow of 9.2 Economic growth and sustainability
income
9.3 Employment/unemployment
4.3 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate
9.4 Money and banking
Supply analysis
4.4 Economic growth
4.5 Unemployment
4.6 Price stability

Government 5.1 Government macroeconomic policy 10.1 Government macroeconomic policy


macroeconomic objectives objectives
intervention 5.2 Fiscal policy 10.2 Links between macroeconomic
problems and their interrelatedness
5.3 Monetary policy
10.3 Effectiveness of policy options to
5.4 Supply-side policy
meet all macroeconomic objectives

International 6.1 The reasons for international trade 11.1 Policies to correct disequilibrium in the
economic issues balance of payments
6.2 Protectionism
11.2 Exchange rates
6.3 Current account of the balance of
payments 11.3 Economic development
6.4 Exchange rates 11.4 Characteristics of countries at different
levels of development
6.5 Policies to correct imbalances in the
current account of the balance of payments 11.5 Relationship between countries at
different levels of development
11.6 Globalisation

Assessment :

Paper 1 : Multiple Choice

1 hour / 30 marks / AS Level: 33%_ A-Level: 17%


Paper 2 : Data Response and Essay

2 hour / 60 marks. / AS Level: 67% / A-Level: 33%


Section A: one data response question (20 marks)
Section B: one essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on microeconomics; there are two parts to each essay
question (20 marks)
Section C: one essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on macroeconomics; there are two parts to each essay
question (20 marks)
Paper 3 : Multiple Choice
1 hour 15 min. / 30 marks / 30 multiple-choice questions / 17% of the A Level
Questions are based on the A Level subject content; knowledge of material from the AS Level subject content
Paper 4 : Data Response and Essay
2 hours. /. 60 marks. /. 33% of the A Level
Section A: one data response question (20 marks)
Section B: one essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on microeconomics; the essay questions
are unstructured with no parts (20 marks)
Section C: one essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on macroeconomics; the essay questions
are unstructured with no parts (20 marks)
Questions are based on the A Level subject content; knowledge of material from the AS Level subject

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