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Lesson 1-What is Economics?
What does eco mean,
What does nomos mean,
What is economics the study of
16
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Lesson 2-Measuring Economic performance
How could you measure how well ho...,
How could you measure how well fi...,
How could you measure how well go...
5
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Lesson 3 - GDP
Define gdp,
What is the market value of a pro...,
What does gdp count
9
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Lesson 4 - The circular flow of income
What is the circular flow of income,
What does the circular flow of in...,
What does the circular flow of in...
8
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Lesson 5 Measuring growth as a change in GDP
What is real gdp,
What is nominal gdp,
What is purchasing power parity
5
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Lesson 6 - limitations of GDP
What are the six limitations of gdp,
What does the black market refer to,
What are non market activities
4
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Lesson 7 - Inflation
Define inflation,
Define deflation,
Define disinflation
10
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Lesson 8-The causes of inflation
What are the 3 causes of inflation,
What is demand pull inflation cau...,
What is demand pull inflation oft...
7
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Lesson 9 - The costs of inflation
Give a reason why high inflation ...,
Give another reason why high infl...,
Give another reason why high infl...
3
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Lesson 12 - Trade
What is trade,
Why do countries trade,
What does specialising in certain...
12
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Lesson 13 - Components of aggregate demand
What is the formula for gdp,
What is aggregate demand,
What are the components of aggreg...
8
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Lesson 13 - Aggregate demand
What are the components of aggreg...,
The aggregate demand diagram is a...,
Define the term price level
11
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14 Consumption and savings
What is the uk s biggest componen...,
Give 3 of the 5 factors which aff...,
How does real disposable income a...
8
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Lesson 15 - Investment
Give two examples of an investment,
What is the definition of an inve...,
In market based economies most in...
9
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Lesson 16- Government Expenditure
Define fiscal policy,
List the top 5 areas of governmen...,
List the top 5 areas of taxation
8
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Lesson 17 - Net Trade
If a country runs a trade surplus...,
If a country is running a trade d...,
What is the impact of increased t...
15
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Lesson 18 - Aggregate supply
What is the definition of aggrega...
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Lesson 19 - Long run aggregate supply
What does the short run aggregate...,
Although capital is fixed what ar...,
What can be increased in the long...
12
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2.4.1 National income-Circular flow of income
How do households receive factor ...,
What is consumer spending,
How are revenues and profits created
13
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Lesson 20 - Income and wealth
Give the definition of income,
Give the four examples of income,
Define original income
7
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Lesson 21 - Equilibrium AD and AS
When does macroeconomic equilibri...,
What are the three types of equil...,
Define the term output gap
7
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Lesson 22 - The multiplier
Define the term multiplier,
Why does the multiplier effect occur,
The size of the multiplier effect...
3
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Lesson 23 - economic growth
Define economic growth,
How can economic growth be demons...
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Lesson 24 - Trade Cycle and Economic Growth
What are the four stages of the e...,
When does an economic boom occur,
What are the consequences of a boom
15
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Lesson 26 - Key Fiscal terms
Define the term balanced budget,
Define the term budget deficit,
Define the term budget surplus
8
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Lesson 26 - Fiscal policy and demand management
What is a discretionary fiscal po...,
What is an automatic fiscal policy,
Some economists argue that the go...
11
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Lesson 27- Supply side policies
What are the key supply side prob...,
Although supply side reforms can ...,
What are the two different approa...
16
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Lesson 28 - Policy conflicts
Conflicts frequently appear betwe...,
List three conflicting macroecono...,
What is the name of the curve tha...
10
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Lesson 29 - Globalisation
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Lesson 30 - Specialisation and Trade
Define the term trade,
What are the two ways in which tr...,
Define static gains from trade
11
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Lesson 31-Global Markets
What are static gains from trade,
What are dynamic gains from trade,
How does international trade impa...
6
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Lesson 32-Patterns of trade
What is intra regional trade,
Who do countries tend to trade wi...,
Give the definition of comparativ...
8
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Lesson 33 - Terms of Trade
How are the terms of trade measured,
What is the equation for terms of...,
Identify three reasons why the pr...
5
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Lesson 34 - World Trade Organisations
Give three examples of an externa...,
Give two advantages of world trad...,
Give two disadvantages of world t...
15
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Lesson 35 - Trading blocs
Define the term trading bloc,
Give five examples of trading blocs,
What is trade creation
3
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Lesson 36 - Protectionism
Give three examples of protection...,
Define the term tariff,
Why do governments chose to impor...
7
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Lesson 37 - Balance of Payments
Define the term balance of payment,
What are the two aspects of the b...,
What does the current account con...
9
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Lesson 38-Exchange rates
Name the 3 exchange rate systems,
Define the term exchange rate,
Where is the value of a countries...
5
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Lesson 39 - Exchange Rate and the impact upon Balance of Payments
Define the term currency apprecia...,
Give two ways in which the moneta...,
Give one positive of increasing t...
10
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Lesson 40 - International competitiveness
Give six factors which influence ...,
Define the term international com...,
What is price competition
13
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Lesson 41 - Absolute and relative poverty
Define the term absolute poverty,
Define the term relative poverty,
What is the official uk relative ...
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Lesson 42-Inequality
What does income consist of,
What does wealth consist of,
Why are inequality of wealth and ...
19
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Lesson 43- Measures of development
Give the three objectives of deve...,
Give two objectives of economic g...,
Give two objectives of economic d...
9
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Lesson 44-Factors influencing growth and development
What is primary product dependancy,
What dangers occur with over spec...,
What effect can high commodity pr...
21
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Lesson 45-Strategies influencing growth and development
Who and what do free market appro...,
Give three examples of market led...,
What does trade liberalisation in...
28
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Lesson 46- Role of the financial markets
Give two key roles of financial m...,
Give a key function of money,
What does debt financing mean
6
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Lesson 47-Market Failure in the Financial Sector
When does market failure occur an...,
How can market failure occur with...,
When does a moral hazard exist
6
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Lesson 48- Role of Central Banks
What are two of the main function...,
What is the main aim of the bank ...,
What is expansionary monetary policy
17
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Lesson 49-Public expenditure
Give two examples of current spen...,
Give two examples of capital spen...,
What is the significance of gover...
9
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Lesson 50-Taxation
What are direct taxes,
What do direct taxes include,
What are indirect taxes usually t...
8
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Lesson 51-Public sector finances
What are discretionary fiscal cha...,
What are automatic stabilisers,
When a govt borrows what does it ...
13
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Lesson 52-Macroeconomic policies in a global context
What is the term fiscal austerity...,
Give three policies which could b...,
Give two arguments in favour of f...
10
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