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What is economics?
“Economics is how people's
demands for things they want are
met.”
It is about scarce resources – such
as oil, sporting or singing talent!
There are three questions in
Economics that we try to answer:
I want a new iPad!
Why are they so expensive?
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What will I study?
Micro and Macro (little and big economics)
Micro = about people – what they spend and save, how things are made and priced
Macro = about countries and governments
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What kind of questions do we ask in Economics?
• What are the social ‘costs’ of over consuming alcohol? How can governments help?
• What are the causes and consequences of growth, unemployment and inflation?
• What determines the trading success of the UK? How are exchange rates determined?
• Is globalisation a gift or a curse?
• What are the risks of long term poverty?
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In year 10, you learn about Personal Economics:
Money: why does it have value, spending, saving and managing your money.
Work: why do we work, getting paid and what happens if we are out of work
The Economy: why do we trade, why we have different currencies, making choices as a consumer
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In Year 11, you will investigate how the government tries (and sometimes fails!) to manage the economy:
Markets and the Economy: the role of consumers, suppliers, the government and central banks
The European Union: a hot topic! The benefits of a single market, the difficulties of the Euro
Current Economic Issues: globalization, poverty, immigration, environmental issues, China and more!
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Assessment
Two exams at the end of year 11- 1hr 15 minutes each
Both are worth 50% of your final grade
The questions are a mix of short answer and longer written structured questions, using scenarios and statistics from the real world.
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What skills will I learn?
•Written
•Analytical and problem solving
•Numerical
•Presentation
•Research
•Communication
•Team working
•Political Awareness
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What jobs do people do with Economics?
Source: Alumni Survey
•Lawyer
•Investment manager
•Banker
•Politician
•Journalist
•Accountant
•Charity work
•International
organisations
These jobs are some of the best paid jobs in the UK!
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What were we doing last week in our lessons?Year 10
‘Egg Shortages in California’
• New laws allocating more room to each egg laying chicken
• Implications on the supply of eggs?
• What happens to the price of eggs in California? In the rest of the US?
Year 11
‘Food prices, Fuel prices & Inflation’
• What has been happening to food prices in the UK?
• And fuel prices?
• What is the current rate of inflation and why the change?
• Why don’t we want deflation?
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AS Results 2014
• 85.2% A* - C
A2 Results 2014
• 95.7% A*- C
Exam Results
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Questions?