Economics

Assessment

In A Level Economics, the assessments will be in the form of 3 papers. An overview of each paper is below. Paper 1 Microeconomics - written exam, 2 hours, 80 marks in total, 33.3% of A-level Contents of assessment Introduction to microeconomics • The role of markets • Business objectives • Market structures • The labour markets Paper 2 Macroeconomics - written exam, 2 hours, 80 marks in total, 33.3% of A-level Contents of assessment • Aggregate demand and aggregate supply • Economic policy objectives • Implementing policy • The global context • The financial sector Paper 3 Theme of economics - written exam, 2 hours, 80 marks in total, 33.3% of A-level Contents of assessment In paper 3, students will draw together their knowledge and skills to answer questions from across all content areas