Economics

Course summary

Economics is more than just a subject – it’s a way of interpreting the world. At A Level, students study microeconomics, how firms and individuals behave and macroeconomics, including unemployment, inflation, taxes, exchange rates and international development. Students go on to study a wide range of courses from Economics and Management at Oxford to PPE and Economics in a wide range of top universities in the UK and abroad. Year 12 includes the following topics: • Demand and Supply • Health • Education • Environment • Inflation • Unemployment • Economic Growth • Balance of Payments • Economic Development Year 13 includes the following topics: • Growth of Firms • Advertising • Cartels • Labour Markets • Exchange Rates • Balance of Payments • Financial Markets • Government Spending and Taxation