Economics (9214)

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Economic foundations

  • Economic activity

  • The factors of production

  • Making choices

  • Markets and allocation of resources

  • Economic sectors

  • Specialisation, division of labour, and exchange

Resource allocation

  • Markets and allocation of resources

  • Economic sectors

  • Specialisation, division of labour, and exchange

How prices are determined

  • Demand for goods and services

  • Supply for goods and services

  • Equilibrium price

  • Intermarket relationships

  • Price elasticity of demand

  • Price elasticity of supply

Production, costs, revenue and profit

  • The importance of cost, revenue and profit for producers

  • Production and productivity

  • Economies of scale

Competitive and concentrated markets

  • The importance of market structures on producers and consumers Content Additional

  • Competitive markets

  • Non-competitive markets

  • The labour market

Market failure

Introduction to the national economy

  • Interest rates, saving, borrowing, spending and investment

  • Government income and expenditure

Government objectives

  • Economic objectives of a government

  • Economic growth and development

  • Employment and unemployment

  • Inflation and price stability

  • Balance of payments

  • Distribution of income

How governments manage their economies

  • Fiscal policy

  • Monetary policy

  • Supply-side policies

  • Policies to correct positive and negative externalities

International trade and the global economy

  • Why countries trade and the importance of international trade

  • Exchange rates

  • Globalisation: benefits and drawbacks

The role of money and financial markets

  • The role of money

  • The role and importance of the financial sector for the economy

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