Government macroeconomic intervention

• Government macroeconomic policy objectives
• Links between macroeconomic problems and their interrelatedness
• Effectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives

International economic issues

• Policies to correct disequilibrium in the balance of payments
• Exchange rates
• Economic development
• Characteristics of countries at different levels of development
• Relationship between countries at different levels of development
• Globalisation

Paper 1

• AS Level Multiple Choice (1 hour – 30 marks)
• 30 multiple-choice questions
• Questions are based on the AS Level subject content.
• Externally assessed
• 33% of the AS Level
• 17% of the A Level

Paper 2

• AS Level Data Response and Essays (2 hours – 60 marks)
• 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)
• Questions are based on the AS Level subject content.
• Externally assessed
• 67% of the AS Level
• 33% of the A Level

Paper 3

• A Level Multiple Choice (1 hour 15 minutes – 30 marks)
• 30 multiple-choice questions
• Questions are based on the A Level subject content; knowledge of material from the AS Level subject content is assumed.
• Externally assessed
• 17% of the A Level

Paper 4

• A Level Data Response and Essays (2 hours – 60 marks)
• 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 content is assumed.
• Externally assessed
• 33% of the A Level