Notes by topic, according to the AQA Economics A-Level syllabus.
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Economic methodology and the economic problem
Introduction. This includes:
- Economic methodology
- The nature and purpose of economic activity;
- Economic resources;
- Scarcity, choice and the allocation of resources
Production possibility diagrams
Demand and price elasticity of demand
Supply and price elasticity of supply
Individual economic decision making
Behavioural economic policies – nudges
Market structures
Labour markets
Government intervention
Privatisation and nationalisation
Macroeconomics
Tradeoffs between macroeconomic objectives
Central banks and monetary policy
Fiscal policy: government spending
The balance of payments and the current account
Barriers to economic development and growth