Questions by topic

Every Pearson Edexcel AS and A-level Economics A past-paper question since June 2016, sorted into the topics of the four themes. Each topic page shows every question with its data, mark scheme and the examiner's comment, every 20- and 25-mark essay title set, and filters by paper, year and question type. Paper 3 questions appear under whichever theme they assess.

Theme 1: Introduction to markets and market failure (AS and A level, Paper 1)

• The nature of economics and the economic problemT1 21 parts
• Production possibility frontiersT1 14 parts
• Specialisation and the division of labourT1 11 parts
• Free market, mixed and command economiesT1 15 parts
• Rational decision making and behavioural economicsT1 10 parts
• Supply, demand and price determinationT1 44 parts
• Price, income and cross elasticities of demandT1 50 parts
• Price elasticity of supplyT1 14 parts
• The price mechanism, consumer and producer surplusT1 17 parts
• Indirect taxes and subsidiesT1 23 parts
• Market failure and externalitiesT1 38 parts
• Public goods and information gapsT1 15 parts
• Government intervention in marketsT1 40 parts
• Government failureT1 8 parts

Theme 2: The UK economy, performance and policies (AS and A level, Paper 2)

• Measuring economic growth: GDP, GNI and living standardsT2 40 parts
• InflationT2 35 parts
• Employment and unemploymentT2 22 parts
• The balance of paymentsT2 19 parts
• Aggregate demandT2 58 parts
• Aggregate supplyT2 19 parts
• The circular flow, national income and the multiplierT2 51 parts
• Economic growth, output gaps and the trade cycleT2 28 parts
• Macroeconomic objectives, conflicts and trade-offsT2 8 parts
• Demand-side policies: fiscal and monetary policyT2 50 parts
• Supply-side policiesT2 21 parts

Theme 3: Business behaviour and the labour market (A level only, Paper 1)

• Business growth and business objectivesT3 22 parts
• Revenues, costs and profitsT3 34 parts
• Market structures: efficiency, perfect and monopolistic competitionT3 9 parts
• OligopolyT3 17 parts
• MonopolyT3 10 parts
• Monopsony and contestable marketsT3 8 parts
• The labour marketT3 25 parts
• Government intervention: competition policy and regulationT3 11 parts

Theme 4: A global perspective (A level only, Paper 2)

• Globalisation, specialisation and tradeT4 16 parts
• Trading blocs, the WTO and protectionismT4 10 parts
• Exchange ratesT4 13 parts
• International competitivenessT4 8 parts
• Poverty and inequalityT4 12 parts
• Emerging and developing economiesT4 30 parts
• The financial sector and central banksT4 10 parts
• Public expenditure, taxation and public sector financesT4 26 parts
• Macroeconomic policies in a global contextT4 6 parts

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