Economics

Assessment

This course is examined by written external exams, set and marked by the exam board. To pass the full A Level you will sit three 2-hour exams at the end of the 2nd year Paper 1: assessment of markets and market failure. You answer two long questions; one from each section. In section A, you can choose one context from a choice of two, and in section B one context from a choice of three. Paper 2: assessment of national and international economy – again, you answer two long questions; one from each section. In section A, you can choose one context from a choice of two, and in section B one context from a choice of three. Paper 3: assessment of economic principles and issues. Section A is multiple choice and section B has extended writing questions.