Edexcel AS Economics (New Spec) Unit 2 - 23rd May 2016

Original post by ServantOfMorgoth

Adding wrongly is not equivalent to going blank. Going blank implies that you have no recollection of the material required to do the question.

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JoshRyan74

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Guys don't worry about 2g, it was just a really easy question disguised as a hard question. As long as you talked about the two demad-side policies, drew a diagram and linked to the question, expect top marks

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Original post by ServantOfMorgoth

Because you all keep quoting and tagging me.

What do you guys think the grade boundaries will be for theme 1 and 2?

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bulletman54

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i swear the 6g 20 marker was on fiscal policy only wtf?

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Would 55 for theme 1 and 62 for theme 2 be realistic for an A?

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Original post by bulletman54

i swear the 6g 20 marker was on fiscal policy only wtf?

Na g was on demand side policies so monetary and fiscal

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Original post by bulletman54

i swear the 6g 20 marker was on fiscal policy only wtf?

Nope, was demand-side policies.
Hopefully you will still get half of the marks.

I know how you feel, by the end of the exam fatigue kicks in, and you don't always read the question properly.

Don't worry about it - there is nothing you can do, it is a rubric error - not a knowledge error.

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Grade boundaries anyone????

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3121

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Original post by Kantth

Would 55 for theme 1 and 62 for theme 2 be realistic for an A?

It's never been more than 61 for an A, I think it'll be 55-58 for an A in theme 1 and 61 for theme 2. Remember we don't need UMS anymore because it's a new spec, just raw marks so they might even combine it into one average grade required In both papers so like an average of 60 between the 2 for an A…

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Diastal

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Original post by zayn008

It's never been more than 61 for an A, I think it'll be 55-58 for an A in theme 1 and 61 for theme 2. Remember we don't need UMS anymore because it's a new spec, just raw marks so they might even combine it into one average grade required In both papers so like an average of 60 between the 2 for an A…

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking. I estimated myself just scraping and A and being in that 74-78% range.

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3121

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Original post by Diastal

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking. I estimated myself just scraping and A and being in that 74-78% range.

Same, I think I got somewhere in the mid 50's for unit 1 and I think I smashed unit 2 today so if its combined and not UMS I should hopefully get an A :smile:

just hope, you might get a nice examiner, you might've done better than you thought or there might be low boundaries for unit 1… I'm feeling very optimistic after today and I hope you are you too!! :biggrin:

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Lemauricien

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Original post by harryleavey

Nope, was demand-side policies.
Hopefully you will still get half of the marks.

I know how you feel, by the end of the exam fatigue kicks in, and you don't always read the question properly.

Don't worry about it - there is nothing you can do, it is a rubric error - not a knowledge error.

Pretty sure that if u expand on fiscal policy enough and evaluate you're still capable of getting all the marks, I wrote about response in gov spending benefits , borrowing to spend , fall in income tax , fall in corporation tax

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amelienine

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Original post by harryleavey

same

How do you know so much about economics? Do you read a lot of The Economist or The Financial Times? You seem to have so much information...

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Original post by Lemauricien

Pretty sure that if u expand on fiscal policy enough and evaluate you're still capable of getting all the marks, I wrote about response in gov spending benefits , borrowing to spend , fall in income tax , fall in corporation tax

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Possibly. Although it did say 'policies' plural...

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Original post by zayn008

Same, I think I got somewhere in the mid 50's for unit 1 and I think I smashed unit 2 today so if its combined and not UMS I should hopefully get an A :smile:

just hope, you might get a nice examiner, you might've done better than you thought or there might be low boundaries for unit 1… I'm feeling very optimistic after today and I hope you are you too!! :biggrin:

Haha yes definitely. Ive had three exams so far and this was by far the best as the others were rock solid (theme 1 and c1 maths)

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