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Want to ace A-Level Economics? Then these A* level model essays are perfect for you!

When it comes down to writing essays for A-Level Economics it can get a bit tricky. This resource is packed with helpful guidance for you to succeed, ranging from model essays on key topic areas to structures for a top essay.

I did all of this and in the 2022 exams I achieved 88% (295/335) in my actual A-Level, a comfortable A* by over 10%!

*NB: This resource has been designed for Edexcel, however, it is suitable for all exam boards due to the overlap in the content.

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• List of 41 questions included in the pdf at the bottom.

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• A good way to use this guide is to take a question and write down an essay plan of what you would write for the question. Then have a look at my answer, see what is missing, consider whether you understood what the question was asking.
• Also, note how much evaluation I will add for any question which asks for Discuss, Evaluate, Assess e.t.c
• There are other points that could be made in these essays, there are often different ways that you can get full marks. But, one feature of these essays is that they don’t waste any words writing about issues not relevant to the question.
• How Long Should Essays Be? These essays are not necessarily long because I only include information relevant to answering the question. It is beneficial to learn how to write specifically to answer the question.

I have marked 1,000s of A level exam papers during the past 6 years I have worked for Edexcel. Being an examiner gives a very good idea of what is necessary to get full marks.

List of AS Micro Essays in Guide

• Evaluate the case for and against governments intervening to try to stabilise the price of copper, for example, through setting up a buffer stock scheme.
• Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of various methods of government intervention to correct market failure arising from aircraft emissions.
• Starbucks, Cafe Nero and others have seen rapid expansion in the UK. Discuss the likely effects on the retail market for coffee if there is a large increase in city centre rents.
• In the UK, students face increasing tuition fees. Discuss the benefits and costs to society of abolishing all tuition fees.
• Discuss three policies to reduce the level of cigarette smoking amongst under 21s.
• Discuss the extent to which governments should subsidise companies who are developing cars which run on clean fuels such as hydrogen?
• Discuss whether the government is mistaken to worry about monopoly power?
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the government intervening in agricultural markets?
• Discuss the effects on UK business of a rise in fuel prices.
• Discuss whether the government should end free health care for people and make them take out private health care insurance like in the US?
• Discuss the role that pollution permits could play in reducing global warming.
• Discuss the case for implementing a congestion charge for driving into Birmingham city centre.
• Discuss the micro economic effects of finding and exploiting extensive oil reserves in the Antarctic.
• Discuss whether governments should subsidise food prices.
• Assess whether environmental problems caused by rubbish disposal can best be dealt with by market forces or government intervention.
• Explain why poor housing conditions and homelessness can lead to negative externalities and evaluate the role that governments could play in avoiding market failure in the housing market.
• Evaluate the view that the provision and maintenance of flood defences should be paid for solely by the government.
• Discuss whether the government should subsidise food prices?
• Discuss whether a minimum price for alcohol would help to reduce market failure in this particular market.
• Evaluate the impact of a guaranteed minimum price in the beef market on consumers and producers. Use an appropriate diagram in your answer.

List of Macro Economic Essays

• Evaluate government policies which might improve the UK balance of trade in goods and services.
• Evaluate the importance of rising productivity in bringing about an improvement in the UK balance of payments on current account.
• Discuss the role of supply side policies in improving rates of economic growth.
• Evaluate the impact of a slowdown in the US on the UK economy.
• Discuss how a government might try to deal with economic shocks.
• Discuss the impact of a rise in the savings ratio on the UK economy.
• Evaluate the importance of managing aggregate demand to bring about a sustained reduction in the rate of unemployment in the UK economy.
• Evaluate the effect of a fall in house prices on the UK macro economy.
• Discuss whether government policies can overcome a recession.
• Discuss the economic effects of an increase in the inflation rate.
• Discuss the impact of an increase in government expenditure on the UK economic performance.
• Discuss the impact on the EU economy of a rise in the value of the Euro against its main trading partners
• Discuss the relative merits of interest rates and tax increases as a means to control inflation in the UK.
• Discuss the effects of a rise in exports on UK aggregate demand.
• Discuss the extent to which shifting resources into the public sector will help the government achieve its macro economic objectives.
• Discuss the effectiveness of a cut in the rate of interest in influencing consumption and investment
• Discuss the impact of an increase in inward investment into the UK economy.
• Evaluate the importance of supply-side policies in achieving the objectives of low inflation and low unemployment.
• Discuss the effectiveness of monetary policy in dealing with a period of inflation.
• Assess the contribution that fiscal and monetary policies can make in maintaining a stable economy.

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Economics Model Essays

Economics Model Essay 1

(a)   Distinguish between the concepts of price elasticity of demand, income elasticity of demand and cross elasticity of demand. [10] (b)   Discuss the usefulness of the concepts of elasticity of demand to a firm that produces a fashionable product. [15]

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Economics Model Essay 2

After reaching a rate of 8.3 percent in 2010, GDP growth in Asia is projected to average nearly 7 percent in both 2011 and 2012, according to the IMF. However, due to the growing unrest in the Middle East sparked by the Egyptian Revolution that began on 25 January 2011, oil prices have started to rise. Discuss how the market for private cars and its related markets in Asia may be affected by the above events. [25]

Economics Model Essay 3

Findings from a variety of studies show that routine consumption of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin and sucralose may lead to higher likelihood of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and high blood pressure. Some countries such as the United States and France have imposed a tax on non-diet soft drinks to fight obesity. A rise in the price of sugar has led to an increase in the demand for artificial sweeteners and this has pushed up the prices.

Discuss how the above events would affect consumer expenditure on diet soft drinks and non-diet soft drinks. [25]

Economics Model Essay 4

The production of petrol should be left to market forces. In spite of this, some governments subsidise petrol while others impose a tax on it. Discuss. [25]

Economics Model Essay 5

Discuss the economic effects of a redirection of government subsidy from petrol to education. [25]

Economics Model Essay 6

Discuss whether an increase in savings in Singapore would lead to problems in the economy. [25]

Economics Model Essay 7

Discuss the view that Singapore has few policies to deal with an external shock. [25]

Economics Model Essay 8

“A fall in the terms of trade is undesirable for the economy.” Discuss the statement. [25]

Economics Model Essay 9

Discuss whether globalisation would benefit firms and households. [25]

Economics Model Essay 10

Discuss whether increasing labour productivity in Singapore would be desirable for the economy. [25]

Economics Model Essay 11

(a)   Explain how the different characteristics of the market structures of monopolistic competition and oligopoly affect pricing and output decisions. [10] (b)   Discuss whether the behaviour of oligopolistic firms is consistent with the objective of profit maximisation. [15]

Economics Model Essay 12

(a)   Explain whether the demand for private cars is elastic or inelastic in Singapore with respect to price and income. [10] (b)   Discuss the effects of a sharp rise in the prices of Certificates of Entitlement in Singapore on expenditure by consumers on different types of cars. [15]

Economics Model Essay 13

(a)   Compare the characteristics of the market structures of monopolistic competition an oligopoly. [10] (b)   Discuss whether firms in a highly competitive market are more vulnerable than firms in a less competitive market in a recession. [15]

Economics Model Essay 14

Discuss whether the concepts of elasticity of demand are useful to the government for discouraging the use of private cars. [25]

Economics Model Essay 15

Discuss whether a shift from reliance on foreign workers to improving labour productivity in Singapore would lead to an increase in international competitiveness. [25]

Economics Model Essay 16

(a)   Explain why the government subsidises education. [10] (b)   Discuss whether a reduction in the subsidy on education is justified. [15]

Economics Model Essay 17

Discuss whether austerity measures in the European Union would adversely affect the Singapore economy. [25]

Economics Model Essay 18

Discuss whether a shift from direct taxes to indirect taxes would improve the current and future standards of living in Singapore. [25]

Economics Model Essay 19

(a)   Explain why Singapore chooses to use the exchange rate rather than interest rates as the policy instrument of its monetary policy. [10]

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