Easter Economics Revision, 2017
Central, Max group size: 10
The 2017 Easter revision session in Economics comprises ten four-hour blocks of targeted revision and examination practice. There will be predominantly theory blocks, including their application to examination questions, and there will predominantly examination technique blocks, concentrating particularly on essay writing and evaluation skills. A place on each block costs HKD2000, with each block limited to a maximum of six students. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information or to reserve a place.
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Date |
Time |
Content |
Syllabus Applicability |
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April 3 |
9am – 1pm |
Introductory Micro and Markets Central Economic Problem; Supply and Demand; Elasticity; Consumer Choice; Government Intervention |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 1; Pre-U; IB |
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April 3 |
2 – 6pm |
Market Failure Externalities; Merit, Demerit, and Public Goods; Government Failure; Monopoly; Factor Immobility |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 1; Pre-U; IB |
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April 4 |
9am – 1pm |
Theory of the Firm Production, Cost, Revenue, Economies of Scale; Market Structures; Efficiency
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AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 1; Pre-U; IB |
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April 4 |
2 – 6pm |
The Labour Market MRP, Derivation of Demand and Supply Curves; Income Inequality; Trade Unions; Benefits, Tax, and Incentives |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 1; Pre-U; IB |
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April 5 |
9am – 1pm |
Introductory Macro Circular Flow of Income; NI Accounting and Determination; Macro Objectives and Conflicts |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 2; Pre-U; IB |
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April 5 |
2 – 6pm |
Aggregate Supply and Demand Derivation and Use of AS/AD curves; Economic Growth; Keynesian-Classical Controversies Introduced |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 2; Pre-U; IB |
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April 6 |
9am – 1pm |
Government and the Macroeconomomy Inflation and Unemployment, The Phillips Curve; Fiscal and Monetary Policy |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 2; Pre-U; IB |
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April 6 |
2 – 6pm |
The International Economy International Trade; Exchange Rates; Balance of Payments; Development,; Globalisation |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Unit 2; Pre-U; IB |
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April 7 |
9am – 1pm |
Exam Technique: Microeconomics |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Units 1-3; Pre-U; IB |
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April 7 |
2 – 6pm |
Exam Technique: Macroeconomics |
AQA, OCR, Edexcel Units 1-3; Pre-U; IB |