Aqa A Level Economics

Build economics knowledge through active learning with the latest Powell textbook, featuring quantitative skills practice and brand new case studies. This textbook has been fully revised to reflect the 2015 AQA Economics specification, giving you up-to-date material that support your teaching and will enable your students to: - Develop subject knowledge with topic-by-topic support from Ray Powell and James Powell, who are experienced in teaching and examining - Demonstrate awareness of current issues in economics through brand new case studies that also help build analytical and evaluative skills - Explain important concepts and issues effectively; key terms throughout the text and in the microeconomic and macroeconomic glossaries help to establish the language of economics - Build quantitative skills with worked examples - Stretch and challenge their knowledge with extension materials - Prepare for exams with practice questions and activities throughout Contents Part 1 Microeconomics Chapter 1: The economic problem and economic methodology Chapter 2: Price determination in a competitive market Chapter 3: Production, costs and revenue Chapter 4: Competitive and concentrated markets Chapter 5: The market mechanism, market failure and government intervention in markets Part 2: Macroeconomics Chapter 6: The measurement of macroeconomic performance Chapter 7: How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, AD/AS analysis, and related concepts Chapter 8: Economic performance Chapter 9: Macroeconomic policy

Build Economics knowledge through active learning with the latest Powell textbook, featuring quantitative skills practice and brand new case studies. This textbook has been fully revised to reflect the 2015 AQA Economics specification, giving you up-to-date material that supports your teaching and will enable your students to: - Develop subject knowledge with topic-by-topic support from Ray Powell and James Powell, who are experienced in teaching and examining - Demonstrate awareness of current issues in economics through brand new case studies that also help build analytical and evaluative skills - Explain important concepts and issues effectively; key terms throughout the text and in the microeconomic and macroeconomic glossaries help to establish the language of economics - Build quantitative skills with worked examples - Stretch and challenge their knowledge with extension materials - Prepare for exams with practice questions and activities throughout

Our updated approach to revision will help you learn, practise and apply your skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide you can rely on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes: AQA A-level Economics: Third Edition will help you: - Plan and manage your revision with our topic-by-topic planner and exam breakdown introduction - Develop your subject knowledge by making links between topics for more in-depth exam answers - Improve subject-specific skills with an exam skills checkbox at the end of each chapter - Avoid common mistakes and enhance your exam answers with examiner tips - Practise and apply your skills and knowledge with exam-style questions and frequent questions with answer guidance online - Understand key terms you will need for the exam with user-friendly definitions and a glossary - Build quick recall with bullet-pointed summaries at the end of each chapter

Target success in AQA AS Economics with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. With My Revision Notes, written by experienced teachers David Horner and Steve Stoddard, every student can: - Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner - Consolidate subject knowledge by working through clear and focused content coverage - Test understanding and identify areas for improvement with regular 'Now Test Yourself' tasks and answers - Improve exam technique through practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Get exam ready with last minute quick quizzes at www.hoddereducation.co.uk/myrevisionnotes

Develop your students' knowledge of economic themes 1 and 2 of the Edexcel specification and put theory into context, with focused case studies and practice activities. Maximise their potential in Edexcel A level Economics A with this Edexcel-endorsed textbook, which includes topic-by-topic guidance from Peter Smith: - Keep your students' up to date with the rapidly changing world: new exciting case studies will help them analyse and evaluate - Build their quantitative skills with worked examples and practice activities throughout the book - Ensure they can explain key economic concepts and issues accurately and effectively: learn the key terms throughout the text and in the theme-by-theme glossaries - Feel confident in their exam skills: put what they learn into practice with activities and practice questions Contents Theme 1 Introduction to markets and market failure - Chapter 1 The nature of economics - Chapter 2 The nature of demand - Chapter 3 The nature of supply - Chapter 4 How markets work: price determination - Chapter 5 How markets work: the price mechanism in action - Chapter 6 Market failure and externalities - Chapter 7 Market failure: public goods and information gaps - Chapter 8 Government intervention and government failure Theme 1 key terms Theme 1 practice questions Theme 2 The UK economy - performance and policies - Chapter 9 Measures of economic performance: economic growth - Chapter 10 Measures of economic performance: inflation, unemployment and the balance of payments - Chapter 11 Aggregate demand - Chapter 12 Aggregate supply - Chapter 13 National income and macroeconomic equilibrium - Chapter 14 Economic growth - Chapter 15 Macroeconomic policy objectives - Chapter 16 Macroeconomic policies Theme 2 key terms Theme 2 practice questions Index

Exam board: AQA Level: A-level Subject: Economics First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level) Keep this course companion by your side throughout your A-levels so you can check content, review your understanding, use quick tips for success and improve your exam performance. Written by an experienced teacher, author and examiner, this book will help you to: - Build on your learning throughout the course by reinforcing the key facts, terms and concepts from the AQA A-level Economics specification - Put the content into context with synoptic links between topics and exam tips on technique, mistakes to avoid and things to remember - Revise with confidence using 'Do you know?' questions at the end of each topic and synoptic questions at the end of each section