Economics is a way of explaining the world’s choices and gives consideration of the consequences of our actions. It aims to answer important questions about how people, industries and countries can maximise their productivity, create wealth and maintain financial stability. Because the study of Economics encompasses many factors that interact in complex ways, Economists have different theories as to how people and governments should behave within markets. To be given a set of tools and a language to describe and understand the behaviour of friends, financiers and foreign countries is to be given the keys to open many doors after A Level. Economists are increasingly vital in decision-making in private and public sectors and as ‘new’ areas like Behavioural Economics become more demonstrably useful, their importance is growing all the time. As these Economic concepts are applicable to all human actions, so the subject itself is readily applicable to complement any field of study. Pupils taking Economics A Level will be well-equipped with an excellent grounding for further studies in Economics as well as any business/ management/international. Given the A Level also covers the social cost to society and the ‘fairness’ of the world, Economics also works well as an introduction to courses concerned with human behaviour such as Psychology, Philosophy and History. Courses of Econometrics are available for those who prefer to continue their Economics with a greater focus on statistical analysis.