eBooks
Specially written study guide for the AQA Economics specification.
Topic order follows the AQA 2019:
Section 1 – Microeconomics – Individuals, firms, markets and market failure.
The economic problem, opportunity cost, individual decision making, behavioural economics, price determination, elasticity; production, costs and revenue; technological change, government intervention. Business objectives, market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly, monopsony, price discrimination, contestability, labour markets including monopsony and role of trade unions.
Section 2 – Macroeconomic – The national and international economy.
National income, the circular flow, aggregate demand and supply, equilibrium, inflation and deflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, monetary policy, supply-side policy, policy conflicts. Globalisation, trade, protectionism, balance of payments, exchange rates, economic development, global problems. The financial sector and financial regulation.
452pp, format PDF.
Specially written study guide for the Edexcel Economics specification.
Topic order follows the Edexcel 2019 specification, including:
Theme 1 – Introduction to markets and market failure.
The economic problem, the role of markets, functions of the price mechanism, elasticity, market failure, government intervention.
Theme 2 – The UK economy, performance and policies.
National income, the circular flow, aggregate demand and supply, equilibrium, inflation and deflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, monetary policy, supply-side policy, policy conflicts.
Theme 3 – Business behaviour and the labour market.
Business objectives, market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly, monopsony, price discrimination, contestability.
Theme 4 – A global perspective.
Globalisation, trade, protectionism, balance of payments, exchange rates, economic development, global problems.
498 pp, format PDF.
Specially written study guide for the OCR Economics specification. Topic order follows the OCR 2019 specification, including:
Component 1 Microeconomics
The economic problem, opportunity cost, the role of markets, functions of the price mechanism, elasticity, market failure, government intervention. Business objectives, market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly, monopsony, price discrimination, contestability, labour markets including monopsony and role of trade unions.
Component 2 Macroeconomic
National income, the circular flow, aggregate demand and supply, equilibrium, inflation and deflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, monetary policy, supply-side policy, policy conflicts. Globalisation, trade, protectionism, balance of payments, exchange rates, economic development, global problems. The financial sector and financial regulation.
437pp, format PDF.