Archive: January 2019

• Vaccine refusal among top 10 threats to public health: WHO

  

  January 30^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  A useful link for discussion around external benefits of consumption, positive and negative externalities: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vaccine-refusal-among-top-10-threats-to-public-health-who/articleshow/67664734.cms Edexcel spec reference 1.3.2 d) the external benefits of consumption using marginal analysis AQA spec reference 4.1.8.4  Positive and negative externalities in…

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• PART 2 and PART 3 NOW PUBLISHED of APT’s Companion for Edexcel AL Business 2019 Paper 3 Exam

  

  January 28^th, 2019 in Edexcel AS & A Level Business, News

  PART 2 and PART 3 of our Complete Context Companion for this June’s (2019) Edexcel A Level Business Paper 3 exam on the ‘Market for Holidays in the UK and Abroad’ are NOW PUBLISHED. These resources focus on providing students with a bank of relevant information they can draw upon in the exam to help write well-contextualised answers and  balanced arguments, both of which are crucial to…

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• Germany nearly catches South Korea as innovation champ; US rebounds

  

  January 28^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  A useful link relating to Supply-side / Fiscal Policies, useful for AL Economics Students: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/germany-nearly-catches-south-korea-as-innovation-champ-us-rebounds/articleshow/67654599.cms See below where to find the relevant section in the specification: Edexcel spec reference 2.6.3 Supply-side policies AQA spec reference 4.2.5…

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• Pound rises after ‘meaningful’ Brexit vote

  

  January 16^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  A link following the Brexit vote, relevant to exchange rate changes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46883147 See below where to find the relevant section within the spec: Edexcel spec reference 4.1.8 (d) Factors influencing floating exchange rates AQA spec reference 4.2.6.4  How exchange rates are determined in freely floating exchange rate systems. OCR spec reference P25  Evaluate the…

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• Second Section of APT’s Companion for Edexcel AL Business 2019 Paper 3 Exam soon to be published

  

  January 16^th, 2019 in Edexcel AS & A Level Business

  An Introductory PowerPoint Presentation – to introduce the requirements of the Edexcel A Level Business Paper 3 exam, including lessons learnt from previous examinations, and key aspects relating to the context that students are advised to research in Edexcel’s Pre-release Material.  It is estimated it will take around 45 to 60 minutes to present this information to students, or for…

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• England ‘needs millions of homes to solve housing crisis’

  

  January 14^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  A useful article relating to Government intervention in markets, good discussion point for ALevel Economics students: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46788530 Edexcel spec reference 1.4.1 Government intervention in markets AQA spec reference 4.1.8.9 Government intervention in markets OCR spec reference P16 Explain, with the aid of a diagram, how government intervention in markets…

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• Car sales see biggest fall since financial crisis

  

  January 7^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  A good article relating to ‘shift in demand curve’ – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46774053 See below where to find the relevant section with the AL Spec: Edexcel spec reference 1.2.2 b) The factors that may cause a shift in the demand curve (the conditions of demand) AQA spec reference 4.1.3.1 The determinants of the demand for goods and services OCR spec…

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