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Topic 4 - Government and the macroeconomy “Infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth. It improves access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, creates jobs and boosts business.”-...
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Topic 3 - Microeconomic decision-makers The approach to learning about the microeconomy taken in this topic is through the role of the major decision-makers: (i) banks, (ii) households, (iii) workers,...
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Topic 2 - The allocation of resources This topic considers the fundamental principles of resource allocation through the price mechanism in a market economy. The market forces of demand and supply, market...
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Topic 1 - The basic economic problem This unit introduces the fundamental ideas and concepts that underpin the study of economics, including the basic economic problem, factors of production, opportunity...
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Video overview - New syllabus Free
Getting to know the new IGCSE Economics syllabus On 11th June, Hachette Learning hosted a free webinar for teachers to cover the changes in the new Cambridge IGCSE (0455) Economics syllabus. You can...
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1.2 Quizlet
Quizlet - Interactive quizzes To test your understanding of the contents in this section of the IGCSE Economics syllabus (Factors of production), have a go at the following tasks on Quizlet. You can choose...
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1.2.1 Factors of production & their rewards
Topic 1.2.1 - Factors of production and their rewards This section of the Cambridge IGCSE Economics (0455) syllabus requires students to be able to define the factors of production (namely land, labour,...
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1.2 Key terms
Topic 1.2 - Key terms: Factors of production Return to the Topic 1.2 - Factors of production homepage Return to the Topic 1 - The basic economic problem homepage...
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1.4 Quizlet
Quizlet - Interactive quizzes To test your understanding of the contents in this section of the IGCSE Economics syllabus (Production possibility curve), have a go at the following tasks on Quizlet. You...
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1.4 Production possibility curve
Topic 1.4 - Production possibility curve (PPC) diagrams The production possibility curve (PPC) represents the maximum combination of goods and services which can be produced in an economy, i.e., the productive...