A2 Economics
About Course
The study of Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics allows learners to study concepts and theories which are applied to the way that modern economies work.
Cambridge learners develop the ability to explain, evaluate and analyze economic issues and arguments. They gain lifelong skills and a solid foundation for further study.
About the syllabus
Through the Cambridge International AS and A Level Economics syllabus, learners study how to explain and analyze economic issues and arguments, evaluate economic information, and organize, present and communicate ideas and judgments clearly.
The syllabus covers a range of basic economic ideas, including an introduction to the price system and government intervention, international trade and exchange rates, the measurement of employment and inflation, and the causes and consequences of inflation.
Learners also study the price system, the theory of the firm, market failure, macroeconomic theory and policy, and economic growth and development.
What Will You Learn?
- This course is for students who wish to satisfy their curiosity about how modern economies work and / or students who wish to study economics at higher levels.
Course Content
Unit 1: Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
Topic 1.2: b) Externalities and market failure
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16:17
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Externalities Market Failure
38:27 -
Type of Externalities
47:17 -
Externality Explained
20:48
Unit 2: The price system and the micro economy
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Utility Maximization
23:55 -
Utility Maximization
37:22 -
Differentiation
Topic 2.2: b) Indifference curves and budget lines
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Consumer Equilibrium Model
52:09 -
Producer Equilibrium Model
41:14 -
Producer Equilibrium Explained
13:23 -
Producer Equilibrium
38:18 -
Producer Equilibrium
43:09 -
Procedure Equilibrium
52:43 -
Consumer Equilibrium
38:15
Topic 2.3: c) Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production
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External Economies of Scale
19:05 -
Types of Costs
01:00:57 -
Types of Costs
01:00:57 -
Types of Costs
39:20 -
Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
36:20
Topic 2.4: d) Different market structures
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Perfect Competition
39:22 -
Perfect Competition
38:10 -
Perfect Competition
38:41 -
Monopoly
53:05 -
Monopoly
23:16 -
Monopolistic Competition
23:16 -
Monopolistic Competition
34:53 -
Oligopoly
51:39 -
Oligopoly
51:39 -
Market Structures – Past Paper Solved
37:41 -
Past Papers
40:02 -
Essay Questions – Market Structures
40:01 -
Past Papers
41:32
Topic 2.5: e) Growth and survival of firms
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External Economies of Scale
19:05
Unit 3: Government microeconomic intervention
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Introduction to Labor Market
55:54 -
Labor Market
43:31 -
Labor Market
55:54 -
Perfect and Imperfect Labor Markets
49:40 -
Perfect Labor Market
56:33 -
Perfect Labor Market and Wage Differential
49:45 -
Imperfect Labor Market
06:34 -
Imperfect Labor Market
57:30 -
Labor Market Past Papers
10:51 -
Labor Market Past Papers
40:40 -
Labor Market Past Papers
33:33 -
Labor Market Past Papers
46:24 -
Labor Market Past Papers
19:17 -
Labor Market Past Papers
39:43 -
Labor Market Past Papers
36:46 -
Labor Market Past Papers
34:51
Unit 4: The macro economy
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Economic Growth and Development
40:43 -
Growth versus Development
39:11 -
Growth versus Development
39:45 -
Growth and Development
18:45
Topic 4.2: b) National Income statistics
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Measures of National Income
39:31 -
Is GDP a Good Indicator of Development
41:12 -
National Income Statistics
50:51 -
Growth VS Development
57:14
Topic 4.3: c) Development Indicators
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Growth versus Development
39:11 -
Indicators of Development
39:34 -
Indicators of Development
38:43 -
Growth VS Development
41:49 -
Growth VS Development
39:29
Topic 4.4: d) Employment/unemployment
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Types of Unemployment
38:57 -
Types of Unemployment
40:25
Topic 4.5: e) The circular flow of income
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Circular Flow Model
37:24 -
Consumption Function Formula
43:44 -
Keynesian Cross Model
26:13 -
Keynesian Cross Diagram Calculator
39:30 -
Multiplier and Accelerator Effect
43:56 -
Practice Questions of Multiplier and Accelerator Effect
39:15 -
Keynesian Cross Practice Questions
40:34 -
Consumption & Saving Function
37:54 -
Circular Flow of Income
39:40 -
Consumption & Saving Function
46:56 -
Keynesian Cross Diagram
47:33 -
Keynesian Diagram
28:41 -
Keynesian Cross
41:24 -
Keynesian Cross
39:45 -
How to Calculate Multiplier Effect
11:43 -
How to Calculate Multiplier Effect
38:22
Topic 4.6: f) Money supply (theory)
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Credit Multiplier – Money multiplier
39:49 -
Credit Multiplier – Money multiplier
39:57 -
Credit Multiplier and Money Supply
43:53 -
Money Market
41:45 -
Credit Multiplier
51:51 -
Open Market Operations – Quantity Theory of Money
33:51 -
Money Market
19:17 -
Quantity Theory of Money
52:04 -
Credit Creation
38:50 -
Credit Creation
38:00 -
Credit Creation and Quantitative Easing
39:33
Topic 4.7: g) The demand for money and interest rate determination
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Economic Outlook of Japan – Quantitative Easing – Loanable Fund Theory
39:19
Unit 5: 5.2: b) Inter-connectedness of problems
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Interrelatedness of Macroeconomic Issues
01:16:45
Unit 6: Past Paper Practice
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May – June 2017 Q.42 Past Paper – Past Papers Practice
47:11 -
May June 2017 – Past Papers Solution
50:57 -
Past Paper Practice Solved
40:43 -
Past Paper Practice Solved
41:03 -
Past Paper Practice Solved
37:33 -
Past Paper Practice Solved
32:01 -
Past Paper 3
37:44 -
Past Paper 3
23:01 -
Past Paper 3
35:59 -
Past Paper 3
33:29 -
Past Paper 3
45:27 -
Past Paper 3
53:28 -
Past Paper 3
37:45 -
Past Paper 3
37:07 -
Past Paper 4
52:25 -
Past Paper 4
40:12 -
Past Paper 4
29:45 -
Past Paper 4
26:33 -
Past Paper 4
46:08 -
Past Paper 4
48:02 -
Market Structures – Past Paper Solved
37:41 -
Economic Efficiency Past Paper Practice
44:30 -
Economic Efficiency Revision with Past Paper Practice
37:30 -
Economic Efficiency Revision
14:20 -
Economic Efficiency Past Paper Practice
40:19 -
Consumer Equilibrium Past Papers
06:55 -
Consumer Equilibrium Past Papers
35:02 -
Utility Maximization – Past Papers Solved
39:54 -
Market Structure Past Papers
38:28 -
Market Structure Past Papers
38:30 -
Market Structure Past Papers
37:37 -
Market Structure Past Papers
06:19 -
Market Structure Past Papers
34:56 -
Macroeconomics Past Papers
33:36 -
Macroeconomics Past Papers
40:12 -
Macroeconomics Past Papers
39:18 -
Economics Revision – Past Papers
42:48 -
Economics Revision – Past Papers
39:18 -
Economics Revision – Past Papers
23:57 -
Labor Market Past Papers
45:26 -
Labor Market Past Papers
20:09 -
Labor Market Past Papers
43:00 -
Market Structure Past Papers
24:57 -
May June 2020 – Case Study
49:00
Economics Playlist
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A2 Economics Playlist
47:33