Model economics data response

This revision guide offers a selection of data response questions and model answers.

It is designed to help for:

  • Edexcel Unit 4 – The Global Economy
  • AQA Unit 4 – National and International Economics
  • OCR  – The Global Economy

If you want to distribute unlimited copies in your school, you can buy a Network license – £45.00

(e-book) sent within a couple of hours after purchase.

Devaluation of the Indian Rupee

The Indian Rupee has fallen in value against a basket of currencies since independence in 1947. In recent years, the Indian Rupee has continued to depreciate in value. Indian Rupee value against US Dollar In 1990, you could buy $1 for 16 Indian Rupees. By 2013, the value of a Rupee had fallen, so that …

Read more

Elastic demand

Demand is price elastic if a change in price causes a bigger percentage change in demand. It will have a PED of greater than one. Example of elastic demand % change in Q.D – 60/110 = – 0.545 % change in price 15/65 = 0.23 In the above example, the PED = -2.36 Characteristics of …

Read more

Challenges of making economic forecasts

inflation forecast

All economic forecasts are subject to margins of error. This is because: There are many variables affecting the economy. For example, the role of shadow banking was largely ignored in 2007 forecasts but failed sub-prime mortgage debt had a much bigger impact on the wider economy than ever before. There is always a big element …

Read more

Macro Economic Essays

These are a collection of essays written for my economic blogs. Exchange Rate Essays Effects of a falling Dollar Why Dollar keeps falling Discuss Policies to Stop the Dollar Falling Does Devaluation Cause Inflation? Benefits and Costs of Falling Dollar Reasons for Falling Dollar The Dollar as the World’s Reserve Currency Economic Growth Essays Evaluate …

Read more

Role of IMF

The International Monetary Fund is a global organisation founded in 1944 in the post-war economic settlement which included the Bretton-Woods system of managed exchange rates. J.M.Keynes and Harry Dexter White both played an important role in its development. Its primary aim is to help stabilise exchange rates and provide loans to countries in need. Nearly …

Read more

How does inflation affect firms?

Firms generally prefer inflation to be low and stable. If inflation rises above 3 or 4%, firms may see a rise in costs and uncertainty. Inflation can also cause firms problems of rising costs, falling profitability, and a decline in international competitiveness. However, inflation is not necessarily damaging for a firm – especially, if they …

Read more

Economic policies of Donald Trump

The first admission about writing on the economic policies of Donald Trump is that nobody can be entirely sure what it will be – perhaps even Donald Trump himself. Campaign promises are one thing, but the reality of a Republican controlled Congress, may be something else. I don’t think it unreasonable to think that the …

Read more

Item added to cart.
0 items - £0.00