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A LEVEL Economic SUBJECT SCORING?

How easy is Economic?

Is it easy to score A or A*?

What notes or website needs to refer?

What things needs to be done?

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by Rupendra
How easy is Economic?
Is it easy to score A or A*?
What notes or website needs to refer?
What things needs to be done?

Hiya,

I take Economics and I've just finished Year 12. While I did score quite highly in the mock exam, it's quite a difficult subject and took up the most time to revise compared to my other 2 subjects, Politics and Sociology.

To score highly, it's ALL about understanding in my opinion. If you crack a concept and fully understand it, it's difficult to forget. Also, exam technique is key to scoring high.

Resources:

EconPlusDal on YouTube. He provides short (>10 mins) videos explaining concepts and has a playlist full of Econ tutor videos.

Textbook. Personally I use the one from CGP and James Powell.

Reading in general. Reading the news, especially the financial times, is helpful for macro especially.

MIT OpenCourseWare. They have a bunch of lectures, while not for the A-level course, explaining introductory concepts for both macro and micro. The lecturers are brilliant at creating an engaging lesson.


Hope this helps!
Ja

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