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Battle of the Bands
29th May 7.00pm
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31st May 7.30pm
Pre-Sixth Form Conference
2nd July 8.45am - 4.00pm
Economics
Economics helps students better understand and appreciate current real world issues and problems that societies, firms and governments face. It also encourages students to develop a questioning and evaluative approach to the study of economic issues, resulting in the development of highly desirable skills that can be transferred to other subjects. It is a highly respected academic subject providing an excellent basis for undergraduate study in the finance, management and accountancy areas, as well as complementing studies in other areas such as government and politics and journalism.
Did you know?
Our students attend the UN in New York to debate World Issues, last year it was on ‘Freedom of Speech’.
Specific requirements
What will I study?
AS Year
- Supply and demand in certain markets
- Government intervention in education and healthcare
- Why do governments intervene in the markets
- Inflation and unemployment
- Economic growth
- Cost/benefit analysis using real world examples
- Human Development Index to measure poverty
- Demand and supply of shares
A2 Year
- Competition policy
- Market structure
- Legislation to stop anti-competitive practices such as monopolies
- Cartels and collusion
- Private/Public/Partnership and Private Finance initiatives
- International trade and globalisation
- Single European Currency (Euro)
- Poverty and economic development
- Multinational investment into the UK and EU
- Inflation and unemployment
Assessment
- Unit 1: Competitive Markets - Written exam, 50% of AS marks
- Unit 2: Managing the Economy - Written exam, 50% of AS marks
- Unit 3: Business Economics and Economic efficiency - Written exam, 40% of A2 marks
- Unit 4: the Global Economy - Written exam, 60% of A2 marks
Where does it lead
Many students go on to study Economics at university or go into areas such as Business, Management, Finance or Accountancy. Economics is a popular component of non-business degrees e.g. as an option in a languages or engineering degree. Economics complements any combination of subjects within college.
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