Exam Board Edexcel Level ASA-level Subject Economics First Teaching September 2015 First Exam June 2016 Develop your students' knowledge of themes 1 & 2 of the Edexcel
Specification & put theory into context with focused case studies & practice activities Maximise their potential in Edexcel A level Economics A with this Edexcel-endorsed textbook which
Includes:: topic-by-topic guidance from Peter Smith- Keep your students' up to date with the rapidly changing world new exciting case studies will help them analyse & evaluate- Build their quantitative skills with worked examples & practice activities throughout the book- Ensure they can explain key economic concepts & issues accurately & effectivelylearn the key terms throughout the text & in the theme-by-theme glossaries- Feel confident in their exam skills put what they learn into practice with activities & practice questions Contents Theme 1 Introduction to markets & market failure- Chapter 1 The nature of economics- Chapter 2 The nature of demand
- Chapter 3 The nature of supply
- Chapter 4 How markets work price determination
- Chapter 5 How markets work the price mechanism in action- Chapter 6 Market failure & externalities- Chapter 7 Market failure public goods & information gaps- Chapter 8 Government intervention & government failure Theme 1 key terms Theme 1 practice questions Theme 2 The UK economy
- performance & policies- Chapter 9 Measures of economic performance economic growth- Chapter 10 Measures of economic performance inflation unemployment & the balance of payments- Chapter 11 Aggregate dem&- Chapter 12 Aggregate supply- Chapter 13 National income & macroeconomic equilibrium- Chapter 14 Economic growth- Chapter 15 Macroeconomic policy objectives- Chapter 16 Macroeconomic policies Theme 2 key terms Theme 2 practice questions Index