A-level Economics

Unit 1: Competitive Markets - How They Work and Why They Fail

AS Examination length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Supported multiple-choice questions where students write a short justification of why they chose that answer and/or why the other answers are incorrect. Worth 32 marks. One data response question out of a choice of two questions.
Worth 48 marks.

Unit 2: Managing the Economy

AS Examination length: 1 hour 30 minutes
One data response question out of a choice of two questions.
Worth 50 marks.
Last question of data response will be open ended.
Worth 30 marks.

Unit 3: Business Economics and Economic Efficiency

A2 Examination length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Supported multiple-choice questions where students write a short justification of why they chose that answer and/or why the other answers are incorrect. Worth 32 marks.
One data response question out of a choice of two questions.
Worth 40 marks.

Unit 4: The Global Economy

A2 Examination length: 2 hours
One essay question with two parts from a choice of three topic areas. Worth 50 marks.
One data response question out of a choice of two questions.
Worth 50 marks.