Edexcel Examination Board Studying Economics will help you to learn about the main economic issues that affect our standard of living. For example: what is happening to unemployment in the UK? why does the government want to keep inflation low? why are most of the poorest countries in the world in Africa? what are the advantages and disadvantages of economic growth? how can Economists help to reduce pollution? are supermarket price wars really in the public interest? should the UK join the Euro? should the government raise taxes to spend more on education and health care? what will the world be like when you retire?
Name: Economics Qualification title: Economics Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment The course followed is that of the Edexcel Examination Board. The new exam is based around 4 themes: Theme 1 introduces students to markets and market failure Theme 2 introduces students to performance and policies issues for the UK economy Theme 3 explores business behaviour and the labour market Theme 4 explores the global perspective Assessment for all units involves a mixture of multiple choice, data response and extended answer questions. Awarding Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) Created 20151119 14:35:25 Updated 20161103 15:21:43
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