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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Consumer behaviour, demand & supply (7 lessons + worksheets)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Consumer behaviour, demand & supply (7 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 7 lessons covering chapters 6-10 (Consumer Behaviour, Demand and Supply) of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Markets in Action). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities) and are comfortably 1-hour long: Lesson 1: Rational decision making Lesson 2: Demand Lesson 3: Price elasticity of demand (PED) Lesson 4: Income elasticity of demand (YED) Lesson 5: Cross elasticity of demand (XED) Lesson 6: Supply & the supply curve Lesson 7: Price elasticity of supply (PES) Also includes: 1-hour assessment on all material taught so far Reading diary Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers (with answers) Graph practice worksheet Essay planner template Introductory concepts bundle here (chapters 1-5) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890
Monopolistic competition (A-level Economics)
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Monopolistic competition (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on monopolistic competition PowerPoint includes some MCQ practice questions (with answers) to warm up with and then explains monopolistic competition - students then have to complete graph practice. Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Allocative efficiency (A-level Economics)
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Allocative efficiency (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on efficiency (allocative efficiency; productive efficiency; dynamic efficiency; x-inefficiency) Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks) Starter task Worksheet (with graphs to complete) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Sustainable development (externalities): IGCSE Business
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Sustainable development (externalities): IGCSE Business

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Lesson 4 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - environmental and ethical issues. PowerPoint recaps government monetary policy and then discusses externalities caused by people and businesses. Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in and questions to answer. Easily filled a 1-hour class. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395
Measures to promote growth & development: A-level Economics worksheet
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Measures to promote growth & development: A-level Economics worksheet

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Measures to promote growth and development project / worksheet for A-level Economics. Students are required to analyse methods that could help a country of their imagination grow/develop economically. Covers topics including: *types of foreign aid (tied, bilateral, multilateral); debt relief; role of the IMF; market-orientated strategies; interventionist strategies; the role of the World Bank; FDI etc. * There is also a 20-mark practice question at the end for good measure. Used as revision after covering the final chapter of Unit 4 (Edexcel Student Book 2).
Types of Business (A-level Economics)
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Types of Business (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering Types of Business. Lesson covers sole traders, partnerships, joint ventures, state-owned enterprises and includes: Starter worksheet PowerPoint Worksheet Homework task Took my Y13s about 2 hours to complete. Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Monopoly & price discrimination (A-level Economics)
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Monopoly & price discrimination (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on monopolies and price discrimination. Includes: PowerPoint (covering pure monopolies, near-pure monopolies, natural monopolies, price discrimination and monopsony) Starter task (on market structures) Practice questions and activities for students Practice 30-mark mini assessment (on everything covered in the PowerPoint) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Introductory concepts (8 lessons + worksheets)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Introductory concepts (8 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 8 lessons covering the first 5 chapters (Introductory Concepts) of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student Book 1). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities): Lesson 1: Introduction to Microeconomics Lesson 2: Scarcity Lesson 3: Opportunity cost Lesson 4: Factors of production Lesson 5: Production possibility frontiers Lesson 6: Specialisation & Division of labour Lesson 7: Functions of money Lesson 8: Types of economy Also includes Economics reading diary (discussed in lesson 1) Further 7-lesson bundle covering following chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155
PES: Price elasticity of supply (AS-level Economics)
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PES: Price elasticity of supply (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering price elasticity of supply (PES). Full 1-hour lesson includes: Starter worksheet PowerPoint Previous exam practice questions Worksheet/homework sheet Link to related Financial Times article (with task for students to apply their knowledge) 7-lesson bundle covering all chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155 8-lesson bundle for previous chapters (the economic problem; factors of production; functions of money; specialisation/division of labour; production possibility frontiers etc) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890
IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1)
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IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1)

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For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-World issue 2) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12826944 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 1 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level). Includes: 97 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus for teaching Real-world issue 1 - Standard Level) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets for every lesson Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and other external resources Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Demand The demand curve (movements & shifts) Supply The supply curve (movements & shifts) Market equilibrium Functions of the price mechanism Consumers, producer & community surplus Allocative efficiency Price elasticity of demand Income elasticity of demand Price elasticity of supply
IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 2)
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IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 2)

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For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12684013 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 2 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level). Includes: 86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and articles Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Government intervention Max and min prices Taxes and subsidies Externalities Public goods Also includes: Economics reading diary (and recommended reading list) Graph practice (for units 1 and 2)
Size of Business (A-level Economics)
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Size of Business (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering Size of Business. Lesson covers backward vertical integration, horizontal integration, mergers/takeovers etc. and includes: Starter task PowerPoint Group work Relevant graph (economies and diseconomies of scale) Individual worksheet Related past paper question / exam practice Essay planner sheet Took my Y13s about 2 hours to complete. Previous lesson on types of business can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578132 Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Oligopoly (A-level Economics)
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Oligopoly (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on oligopolies. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (on perfect competition & monopolistic competition) Practice questions and tables to complete Collusion game Link to relevant video Practice 20-mark essay question (with planning sheet) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Introduction to IB Economics - IB Diploma - Unit 1 (complete)
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Introduction to IB Economics - IB Diploma - Unit 1 (complete)

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Everything that you need to teach Unit 1: Introduction to Economics of IB DP Economics (first assessment 2022). For Unit 2: Real World Issue 1 (Microeconomics) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793808 The recommended teaching time for this unit is 10 hours (for both standard level & higher level) and these materials more than cover it: 86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets for every lesson Practice questions Links to relevant videos and other external resources Reading diary (with recommended reading list) Topics covered include: Economics as a social science Factors of production Scarcity Opportunity cost Production possibilities curve model (PPC/PPF) Circular flow of income Positive & normative statements Marx, Smith, Keynes
AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 1-10 (15 lessons + worksheets)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 1-10 (15 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 15 lessons covering the first 10 chapters of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student book 1). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities). Lesson 1: Introduction to Microeconomics Lesson 2: Scarcity Lesson 3: Opportunity cost Lesson 4: Factors of production Lesson 5: Production possibility frontiers Lesson 6: Specialisation & Division of labour Lesson 7: Functions of money Lesson 8: Types of economy Lesson 9: Rational decision making Lesson 10: Demand Lesson 11: Price elasticity of demand (PED) Lesson 12: Income elasticity of demand (YED) Lesson 13: Cross elasticity of demand (XED) Lesson 14: Supply & the supply curve Lesson 15: Price elasticity of supply (PES) Also includes: 1-hour assessment (with mark scheme) Student reading diary Graph practice worksheet Essay planner template Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers
Introduction to Universal Basic Income (A-level Economics)
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Introduction to Universal Basic Income (A-level Economics)

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Quick lesson on Universal Basic Income used with my Year 13 Economics students. -Students read the BBC article on UBI -Try to fill in the table with some pros and cons (using their own knowledge) -Then I put the Financial Times video on (19 mins; free on YouTube) and asked students to update their table accordingly -Also resulted in a good discussion in my class after viewing I found this was a good way to help my students understand a real world issue that isn’t necessarily in the syllabus
Introduction to an annual wealth tax (A-level Economics)
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Introduction to an annual wealth tax (A-level Economics)

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Quick lesson on the merits of an annual wealth tax used with my Year 12 and 13 Economics students. -Students read the BBC article on a proposed wealth tax -Try to fill in the table with some pros and cons (using their own knowledge) -Then I put the Financial Times video on (20 mins; free on YouTube) and asked students to update their table accordingly -Also resulted in a good discussion in my classes after viewing I found this was a good way to help my students understand a real world issue that isn’t necessarily in the syllabus. I did something similar with Universal Basic Income here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12772087
Economics reading list
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Economics reading list

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Reading diary (with links to recommended books, websites, blogs, podcasts and interviews) for A-level Economics students. I update the Google doc each week with new material (so please comment with any recommendations that you have and I will add them in). I ask my students to read/listen to at least three pieces a week.
Economics revision videos (Micro)
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Economics revision videos (Micro)

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Chapter-by-chapter microeconomics revision videos for Year 12 and 13 A-level Economics students (Edexcel). Download the Word doc and click on the links. I get my students to bookmark them. The lists are constantly being updated on a Google doc (so please let me know of any recommendations that I can add).