Edexcel A-level Economics A Student Guide: Theme 1 Introduction to markets and market failure - Softcover

Gavin, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147184336X ISBN 13: 9781471843365

Publisher: Philip Allan, 2015

Synopsis

Exam Board: Edexcel
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: Economics

Reinforce students' understanding throughout the course. Clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers will help to improve exam technique to achieve higher grades.

Written by experienced author Mark Gavin, this Student Guide for Economics focuses on the key topics of how markets work, market failure and government intervention.

The first section, Content Guidance, summarises content needed for the exams, with knowledge-check questions throughout. The second section, Questions and Answers, provides samples of different questions and student answers with examples of how many marks are available for each question. Students can:

- Identify key content for the exams with our concise summary of topics
- Find out what examiners are looking for with our Questions and Answers section
- Test their knowledge with rapid-fire questions and answers
- Avoid common pitfalls with clear definitions and exam tips throughout
- Reinforce their learning with bullet-list summaries at the end of each section

About this title

About the Author

Mark Gavin has taught economics for 30 years - largely GCE A' level economics but has also assisted on degree courses and MBA courses. He has worked at further education, higher education and also state and independent schools. Mark currently works at Immanuel College in Bushey as Head of department. He has been an examiner for 25 years and Principal Examiner for Edexcel GCE economics since 2003. And has written articles in for the 'Economic Review' dating back to 1989.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Philip Allan
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147184336X
• ISBN 13: 9781471843365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96