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Free AQA A Level Economics revision: 2,701 exam-style questions and past papers from 2017–2025 with mark schemes.
1 Individuals, firms, markets and market failure
1.1 Economic methodology and the economic problem
1.2 Individual economic decision making (A-level only)
1.3 Price determination in a competitive market
1.4 Production, costs and revenue
1.5 Perfect competition, imperfectly competitive markets and monopoly
1.6 The labour market (A-level only)
1.7 The distribution of income and wealth: poverty and inequality (A-level only)
1.8 The market mechanism, market failure and government intervention in markets
2 The national and international economy
2.1 The measurement of macroeconomic performance
2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis and related concepts
2.3 Economic performance
2.4 Financial markets and monetary policy (A-level only)
2.5 Fiscal policy and supply-side policies
2.6 The international economy (A-level only)
| Assessment | Format | Duration | Marks | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Markets and market failure | Written exam | 2h | 80 marks | 33.3% |
| Paper 2: National and international economy | Written exam | 2h | 80 marks | 33.3% |
| Paper 3: Economic principles and issues | Written exam | 2h | 80 marks | 33.3% |
1 Individuals, firms, markets and market failure
1.1 Economic methodology and the economic problem
1.2 Individual economic decision making (A-level only)
1.3 Price determination in a competitive market
1.4 Production, costs and revenue
1.5 Perfect competition, imperfectly competitive markets and monopoly
1.6 The labour market (A-level only)
1.7 The distribution of income and wealth: poverty and inequality (A-level only)
1.8 The market mechanism, market failure and government intervention in markets
2 The national and international economy
2.1 The measurement of macroeconomic performance
2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis and related concepts
2.3 Economic performance
2.4 Financial markets and monetary policy (A-level only)
2.5 Fiscal policy and supply-side policies
2.6 The international economy (A-level only)
AQA A Level Economics builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to: