This resource is a worksheet that gets students to categorise the different scenarios into cyclical unemployment, frictional unemployment, structural unemployment or another situation. Once they have determined what type of unemployment it is they must colour in the relevant squares the corresponding colours to make the picture. The picture is of a map of the UK. The colours represent the differences rates of unemployment across the country. They must answer correctly to complete the challenge. This worksheet could be used as a revision activity and the completed graph (and therefore answers) is attached.

The resource is a worksheet getting students to plan an answer to the question: Discuss the view that a policy of budget deficit reduction will make it harder to achieve economic growth (25 marks) I have included suggested answers as well for the essay plan. It includes an introduction, arguments for and arguments against, a diagram and evaluation.

A worksheet specifically looking at the causes of economic growth. (Check out my GDP Statistics resource for measurement of economic growth) I have also uploaded my own answers to the worksheet that have been handwritten and scanned in. There is also a powerpoint on economic growth looking at measurement, causes, consequences in advantages and disadvantages and evaluation. I have also included a lesson activity focussing on the multiplier effect and how that can be evaluated that includes answers.

This resource includes powerpoint presentations for every topic in AQA Unit 1 Microeconomics new specification. The powerpoints are: 1. PPF Curves 2. Supply and Demand 3. Price Determination 4. Costs of Production in the Short Run 5. Economies of Scale 6. AS Monopoly 7. AS Perfect Competition 8. Division of Labour and Specialisation 9. Price Elasticity of Demand 10. Consumer and Producer Surplus 11. Taxes and Subsidies 12. Price Mechanism and Market Failure 13. Externalities 14. Public Goods 15. Other Market Failures 16. Correcting Externalities 17. Price Controls 18. Government Failure Also check out my other resources. I have at least one worksheet available for every one of these topics and lesson activities for most on TES as well.

This resource is made up of a powerpoint presentation on inflation, a worksheet looking at who is hurt by inflation and a lesson activity getting students to discuss and rank costs of inflation to firms.

A model answer to the question from the AQA June 2015 Unit 3 Question Paper Using the data and your knowledge of economics, assess the arguments for and against the UK electricity industry being brought back into public ownership (25 marks)

Four presentations covering economic growth, inflation, unemployment and the balance of payments. Each presentation includes definitions, diagrams, causes and consequences, as well as evaluation that could be used.

A fun starter activity, digging deeper or extension task. The answers are: - Imposing a tax on a negative externality in production - Excess supply resulting from a minimum price above the market equilibrium - External economies of scale - Imposing a tax on a negative externality in consumption (demerit good) - An increase in the productive potential of the economy shown on the PPF curve from either an increase in the quantity or quality of the factors of production - Deriving average total cost from average fixed cost and average variable cost

Following the Autumn Statement 2016 delivered by Philip Hammond we conducted a debate in class on whether or not the NLW should be increased. This resource includes a worksheet for students to construct their arguments, some answers that could have been raised including evaluation and a powerpoint presentation on national minimum wage that we had looked at the previous lesson.

A pdf worksheet that gets students to consider which of the trade unions demands the firm should agree to. Start off with £150m profits, if students choose to reject more than three demands they will only receive £75million because the workers will go on strike. Increasing training increases productivity and therefore increases the firms profits. Decide on figures for each of the options and combinations of agreements. Also included a powerpoint that explains the role of trade unions in a competitive and monopsony labour market.

A worksheet getting students to apply their knowledge of factors that shift the demand and supply curves and the subsequent impact on price and quantity. Challenges students to look at both single shifts and double shifts.

Economies of Scale Worksheet - A worksheet for AS economics asking students to identify types of internal and external economies of scale. There is an extension task built in where students can apply their knowledge to Lego.

A two page applied economics worksheet that looks at whether or not the UK should remove 1p coins from circulation and includes suggested answers. It is a useful worksheet in testing students understanding and looks at both macroeconomic and microeconomic arguments for removing them.

A five page worksheet that uses a London Underground as a case study to apply behavioural economics and nudge principles to. The topics covered on the sheet are: An illustration of how decision making can be impaired when using the London Underground tube map Defining key behavioural economics terms Whether or not behavioural economics should be used by London Underground How behavioural economics can be used to change passenger behaviour A seperate document contains suggested teacher answers. IMPORTANT: There are two versions of each document, one is a PDF and one is a word document so it can be edited. The content of the documents is the same.

After the success of my first higher or lower game I thought I would make a second one for the labour market which often is a dull topic. Students must use their knowledge to decide whether the next occupation will have higher or lower wages than the previous job. They can then be asked to explain their reasoning by drawing on concepts such as MRP, wage elasticity and non-pecuniary benefits. There are two sets of 10 occupations so the students can be divided into two groups and compete against one another.

This resource is a game that gets students to work together and solve the tasks to find the letters for the eight letter password to the safe. However, it is a very secure safe and the password will change every five minutes, so students must work efficiently and together in order to break it. There are six tasks that need to be completed Task 1 - Cost push or demand pull inflation Task 2 - AS macroeconomics definitions Task 3 - Index numbers and other calculations (multiplier and real values) Task 4 - General macroeconomics questions Task 5 - Automatic stabilisers Task 6 - Shifts in SRAS and AD They vary in difficulty and so tasks can be given to differentiate between different abilities. You can also do it as a challenge by spitting the class into two groups and seeing who gets the answer first. Or you could just use the different tasks as worksheets or revision activities. I would get the students to prove how they got the answer, as if they get the first 4 letters they may be able to guess the remainder without working it out for themselves. I have uploaded all tasks in word format and editable pdf formats. It took my quickest group 25 minutes to solve and my slowest group 45 mins.

An income elasticity of demand lesson starter activity where students have to guess why demand fell for these goods during the 2008 recession. I have also included some potential answers on a second worksheet.

A worksheet with different levels of difficulty for PPF curve questions.

An essay template for 25 mark questions in A Level Economics. Can be used for both AS and A2 Economics.