Subject Leader
Mrs M Sayfoo – msayfoo@oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk
Teaching Staff
Mrs C Carter – ccarter@oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk
Mr B Povey – bpovey@oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk
A Level Economics
Over the two years of the Edexcel Economics A linear course, you will study two different components, and will be assessed in the following way:
MICROECONOMICS:
- Nature of economics: scarcity and choice
- How markets work
- Market failure and government intervention
- Business growth and objectives
- Revenues, costs and profits
- Market structures
- Labour market and government intervention
MACROECONOMICS:
- Measures of economic performance
- Aggregate demand and aggregate supply
- Macroeconomic objectives and policy
- The global context
- Poverty and inequality
- Emerging and developing economies
- The financial sector
The course is fully examination based and students will sit 3 papers at the end of the two year course. You can find more information on the Pearson website: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/economics-a-2015.html