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Cambridge A Level Economics
Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics (9708). What it covers, how it is assessed, a link to the official syllabus, and the free study material Marlbridge publishes for it.
- Syllabus
- 9708
- Board
- Cambridge
- Qualification
- A Level
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Topics and resources
Each topic below is from the official Cambridge document for Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics (9708), with its study guides, revision notes and practice questions together. Everything here is for Cambridge A Level Economics (9708) only.
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- Test yourself in 10 minutes Four AS topics
- Test yourself in 10 minutes Four A Level topics
- Self-check practice 612 questions with worked answers
- Printable topic checklist Tick off each topic as you revise
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AS Level
Topics 1–6. Usually studied in the first year, and assessed at AS.
- AS topic 1
Basic economic ideas and resource allocation
Covers Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost, Economic methodology, Factors of production, Resource allocation in different economic systems, Production possibility curves, Classification of goods and services
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- AS topic 2
The price system and the microeconomy
Covers Demand and supply curves, Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand, Price elasticity of supply, The interaction of demand and supply, Consumer and producer surplus
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Revision notes
Practice questions
- AS topic 3
Government microeconomic intervention
Covers Reasons for government intervention in markets, Methods and effects of government intervention in markets, Addressing income and wealth inequality
Study guides
Revision notes
- AS topic 4
The macroeconomy
Covers National income statistics, Introduction to the circular flow of income, Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply analysis, Economic growth, Unemployment, Price stability
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Revision notes
Practice questions
- The Macroeconomy — Practice Questions (Cambridge 9708) Try questions
- Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply analysis (9708) Try questions
- Economic growth: measurement, causes and consequences (9708) Try questions
- National income statistics and the circular flow (9708) Try questions
- Unemployment and price stability (9708) Try questions
- AS topic 5
Government macroeconomic intervention
Covers Government macroeconomic policy objectives, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Supply-side policy
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Revision notes
- AS topic 6
International economic issues
Covers The reasons for international trade, Protectionism, Current account of the balance of payments, Exchange rates, Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments
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Revision notes
A Level
Topics 7–11. Studied in addition to the AS content for the full A Level.
- A Level topic 7
The price system and the microeconomy
Covers Utility, Indifference curves and budget lines, Efficiency and market failure, Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits, Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production, Different market structures, Growth and survival of firms, Differing objectives and policies of firms
Study guides
- Efficiency, market failure and externalities (9708) Read guide
- Firm performance under competition and monopoly (9708) Read guide
- Firms' objectives and pricing (9708) Read guide
- Growth and survival of firms (9708) Read guide
- Long-run costs, economies of scale, revenue, profit (9708) Read guide
- Market structures and barriers (9708) Read guide
- Oligopoly and game theory (9708) Read guide
- Short-run production and costs (9708) Read guide
- Utility, indifference curves and budget lines (9708) Read guide
Revision notes
- Efficiency, market failure and externalities (9708) Revise topic
- Firm performance under competition and monopoly (9708) Revise topic
- Long-run costs, economies of scale, revenue, profit (9708) Revise topic
- Utility, indifference curves and budget lines (9708) Revise topic
- Firms' objectives and pricing (9708) Revise topic
- Growth and survival of firms (9708) Revise topic
- Market structures and barriers (9708) Revise topic
- Oligopoly and game theory (9708) Revise topic
- Short-run production and costs (9708) Revise topic
Practice questions
- The Price System and the Microeconomy (A Level) — Practice Questions (Cambridge 9708) Try questions
- Efficiency, market failure and externalities (9708) Try questions
- Firm performance under competition and monopoly (9708) Try questions
- Long-run costs, economies of scale, revenue, profit (9708) Try questions
- Utility, indifference curves and budget lines (9708) Try questions
- Firms' objectives and pricing (9708) Try questions
- Growth and survival of firms (9708) Try questions
- Market structures and barriers (9708) Try questions
- Oligopoly and game theory (9708) Try questions
- Short-run production and costs (9708) Try questions
- A Level topic 8
Government microeconomic intervention
Covers Government policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure, Equity and redistribution of income and wealth, Labour market forces and government intervention
Study guides
- Market-failure policies: taxes, subsidies, controls and quotas (9708) Read guide
- Equity, equality, poverty and redistribution policies (9708) Read guide
- Imperfect labour markets, wage gaps and economic rent (9708) Read guide
- Labour demand, supply and wages in perfect markets (9708) Read guide
- Permits, property rights, nudges, government failure (9708) Read guide
Revision notes
- Equity, equality, poverty and redistribution policies (9708) Revise topic
- Imperfect labour markets, wage gaps and economic rent (9708) Revise topic
- Labour demand, supply and wages in perfect markets (9708) Revise topic
- Market-failure policies: taxes, subsidies, controls and quotas (9708) Revise topic
- Permits, property rights, nudges, government failure (9708) Revise topic
Practice questions
- Government Microeconomic Intervention (A Level) — Practice Questions (Cambridge 9708) Try questions
- Equity, equality, poverty and redistribution policies (9708) Try questions
- Imperfect labour markets, wage gaps and economic rent (9708) Try questions
- Labour demand, supply and wages in perfect markets (9708) Try questions
- Market-failure policies: taxes, subsidies, controls and quotas (9708) Try questions
- Permits, property rights, nudges, government failure (9708) Try questions
- A Level topic 9
The macroeconomy
Covers The circular flow of income, Economic growth and sustainability, Employment/unemployment, Money and banking
Study guides
- Controlling inflation, demand for money and interest rate determination (9708) Read guide
- Components of AD, the accelerator and output gaps (9708) Read guide
- Employment, unemployment and labour mobility (9708) Read guide
- Growth, output gaps, the business cycle and policies (9708) Read guide
- Inclusive and sustainable economic growth (9708) Read guide
- Money, banks and the money supply (9708) Read guide
- The multiplier and propensities (9708) Read guide
Revision notes
- Components of AD, the accelerator and output gaps (9708) Revise topic
- Controlling inflation, demand for money and interest rate determination (9708) Revise topic
- Employment, unemployment and labour mobility (9708) Revise topic
- Growth, output gaps, the business cycle and policies (9708) Revise topic
- Inclusive and sustainable growth (9708) Revise topic
- Money, banks and the money supply (9708) Revise topic
- The multiplier and propensities (9708) Revise topic
Practice questions
- Components of AD, the accelerator and output gaps (9708) Try questions
- Controlling inflation, demand for money and interest rate determination (9708) Try questions
- Employment, unemployment and labour mobility (9708) Try questions
- Growth, output gaps, the business cycle and policies (9708) Try questions
- Inclusive and sustainable growth (9708) Try questions
- Money, banks and the money supply (9708) Try questions
- The multiplier and propensities (9708) Try questions
- A Level topic 10
Government macroeconomic intervention
Covers Government macroeconomic policy objectives, Links between macroeconomic problems and their interrelatedness, Effectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives
Study guides
Revision notes
Practice questions
- Government Macroeconomic Intervention (A Level) — Practice Questions (Cambridge 9708) Try questions
- Effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policy including the Laffer curve (9708) Try questions
- Supply-side, exchange rate and trade policies (9708) Try questions
- Objectives and Phillips curve (9708) Try questions
- A Level topic 11
International economic issues
Covers Policies to correct disequilibrium in the balance of payments, Exchange rates, Economic development, Characteristics of countries at different levels of development, Relationship between countries at different levels of development, Globalisation
Study guides
- Globalisation, trading blocs, trade creation and diversion (9708) Read guide
- Balance of payments accounts and correcting policies (9708) Read guide
- Countries at different levels of development (9708) Read guide
- Economic development and measuring living standards (9708) Read guide
- Exchange rate systems, Marshall-Lerner and J curve (9708) Read guide
- International aid, trade and investment (9708) Read guide
- MNCs, FDI, external debt, the IMF and World Bank (9708) Read guide
Revision notes
- Balance of payments accounts and correcting policies (9708) Revise topic
- Countries at different levels of development (9708) Revise topic
- Economic development and measuring living standards (9708) Revise topic
- Exchange rate systems, Marshall-Lerner and J curve (9708) Revise topic
- Globalisation, trading blocs, trade creation and diversion (9708) Revise topic
- International aid, trade and investment (9708) Revise topic
- MNCs, FDI, external debt, the IMF and World Bank (9708) Revise topic
Practice questions
- International Economic Issues (A Level) — Practice Questions (Cambridge 9708) Try questions
- Balance of payments accounts and correcting policies (9708) Try questions
- Countries at different levels of development (9708) Try questions
- Economic development and measuring living standards (9708) Try questions
- Exchange rate systems, Marshall-Lerner and J curve (9708) Try questions
- Globalisation, trading blocs, trade creation and diversion (9708) Try questions
- International aid, trade and investment (9708) Try questions
- MNCs, FDI, external debt, the IMF and World Bank (9708) Try questions
Covering more than one topic
Course guides, exam preparation and pages that span several topics.
Study guides
No study guide for this course yet.
Revision notes
No revision notes for this course yet.
Practice questions
Source: Cambridge International – official AS & A Level Economics (9708) syllabus PDF, Version 2, published December 2025 — For examination in 2026, 2027 and 2028. Verified 2026-09-17. Subtopics are shown where Marlbridge has entered them; a topic may have more in the official document. A topic listed here is part of the syllabus; it does not mean Marlbridge has published material for it. Always check the current syllabus for your examination year.
About this course
- Qualification
- Cambridge A Level Economics
- Spec code
- 9708
- Does Marlbridge teach it?
- Yes — request a free trial class
- Who teaches it?
- Salman Ahmad · Asif Iqbal
- Are resources available?
- Yes — 165 published
- Is enrolment open?
- Enquire to join — no online enrolment yet
- Official syllabus
- Cambridge syllabus
- Topic checklist
- Printable 9708 checklist
- Where was this verified?
- 2026-09-17, official Cambridge specification
- Free practice questions?
- Yes — 612 self-check questions
- Free 10-minute diagnostic?
- Yes — Four AS topics · Four A Level topics
Compiled and maintained by the Marlbridge Academic Team, checked against the official Cambridge specification on 2026-09-17.
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The qualification
Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics (9708)
Marlbridge's summary of the course
Students learn how to explain and analyse economic issues and arguments, evaluate economic information, and organise, present and communicate ideas and judgements clearly.
The board's own description is on the official Cambridge syllabus page.
Syllabus for exams in 2026, 2027 and 2028 (Version 2, published December 2025). AS Level covers topics 1-6 (basic economic ideas and resource allocation, the price system and the microeconomy, government microeconomic intervention, the macroeconomy, government macroeconomic intervention, international economic issues); A Level adds topics 7-11, taking the price system and the microeconomy, government microeconomic intervention, the macroeconomy, government macroeconomic intervention and international economic issues to A Level depth.
Specifications change between examination series. Always confirm the current syllabus and assessment structure on the Cambridge syllabus page for your examination year.
Assessment structure
Staged qualification
| Component | Duration | Marks | Weighting | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: AS Level Multiple Choice | 1h | 30 | 17% | Written exam |
| Paper 2: AS Level Data Response and Essays | 2h | 60 | 33% | Written exam |
| Paper 3: A Level Multiple Choice | 1h 15m | 30 | 17% | Written exam |
| Paper 4: A Level Data Response and Essays | 2h | 60 | 33% | Written exam |
Source: official Cambridge specification, verified 2026-10-04. Weightings are % of the full A Level (Papers 1-4, sum 100%). Papers 1-2 alone certificate as a standalone AS Level, weighted 33%/67% of the AS Level instead (not modeled as a separate record here).
Questions about this course
How is Cambridge Economics (9708) assessed?
Cambridge Economics (9708) is assessed through: Paper 1 (AS Level Multiple Choice) — 1h, 30 marks, 17% of the qualification; Paper 2 (AS Level Data Response and Essays) — 2h, 60 marks, 33% of the qualification; Paper 3 (A Level Multiple Choice) — 1h 15m, 30 marks, 17% of the qualification; Paper 4 (A Level Data Response and Essays) — 2h, 60 marks, 33% of the qualification. It is a staged qualification. Source: official Cambridge specification, verified 2026-10-04.
What topics does Cambridge A Level Economics (9708) cover?
11 topics in the current syllabus: Basic economic ideas and resource allocation; The price system and the microeconomy; Government microeconomic intervention; The macroeconomy; Government macroeconomic intervention; International economic issues; The price system and the microeconomy; Government microeconomic intervention; The macroeconomy; Government macroeconomic intervention; International economic issues. The printable topic checklist lists every topic and subtopic on one page.
Can I get a tutor for Cambridge A Level Economics (9708)?
Yes. Marlbridge teaches Cambridge A Level Economics (9708) live online, one-to-one or in small groups, taught by a named subject teacher from its academy in Lahore, Pakistan. The first trial class is free.
Are there free Cambridge A Level Economics (9708) revision notes and practice questions?
Yes. Marlbridge has published 165 free resources for this course (study guides, practice questions, revision notes, past-paper guidance), free to read with no sign-up.
The subject
Economics teaching and study resources, organised by level and topic.
Economics at other qualifications
These are separate qualifications with different syllabuses and assessments — not different names for the same course. Check which one your school enters you for.
- Cambridge IGCSE Economics Syllabus 0455
- Cambridge O Level Economics Syllabus 2281
- Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Economics Syllabus 4EC1
- AQA GCSE Economics Syllabus 8136
- OCR GCSE Economics Syllabus J205
- OxfordAQA IGCSE Economics Syllabus 9214
- International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme Economics Syllabus DP Economics
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