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Pearson Edexcel A Level Economics

Syllabus YEC11 · Issue 2, June 2018 · sourced from Pearson Edexcel -- official International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level Economics specification PDF (YEC11 / XEC11), verified 2026-08-19.

  1. 1. Markets in action (AS)

    • 1.1 Introductory concepts
    • 1.2 Consumer behaviour and demand
    • 1.3 Supply
    • 1.4 Price determination
    • 1.5 Market failure
    • 1.6 Government intervention in markets

  2. 2. Macroeconomic performance and policy (AS)

    • 2.1 Measures of economic performance
    • 2.2 Aggregate demand (AD)
    • 2.3 Aggregate supply (AS)
    • 2.4 National income
    • 2.5 Economic growth
    • 2.6 Macroeconomic objectives and policies

  3. 3. Business behaviour (A)

    • 3.1 Types and sizes of businesses
    • 3.2 Revenue, costs and profits
    • 3.3 Market structures and contestability
    • 3.4 Labour markets
    • 3.5 Government intervention

  4. 4. Developments in the global economy (A)

    • 4.1 Causes and effects of globalisation
    • 4.2 Trade and the global economy
    • 4.3 Balance of payments, exchange rates and international competitiveness
    • 4.4 Poverty and inequality
    • 4.5 The role of the state in the macroeconomy
    • 4.6 Growth and development in developing, emerging and developed economies