AQA AS Economics Unit 1 Workbook: Markets and Market Failure

Summary:
For use either in class or for homework, this A4, full colour Workbook provides stimulus materials summarising key terms and concepts on each of the five topics in Unit 1 Markets and Market Failure. Each stimulus is followed by skills-building exercises designed to develop your confidence in handling the higher-order skills of data analysis and evaluation.
To help you put what you have learned into practice, Topic 1 on The Economic Problem is followed by five exam-style objective test questions testing AO1 and AO2. The other four sections each conclude with an exam-style data response-question testing all four assessment objectives.
Answers are available online at www.hodderplus.co.uk/philipallan/workbooks so you can check and assess your responses.

• Builds knowledge and confidence with unit and topic specific exercises
• Develops students' skills throughout their course, right up to the exam
• Saves valuable preparation time and expense with self-contained exercises that don't need photocopying
• Provides instant lesson solutions for specialist and non-specialist teachers

Table of Contents:
1 The economic problem
2 The allocation of resources in competitive markets
3 Production and efficience
4 Market failure
5 Government intervention in the market

About the Author(s):
Ray Powell is a Chief Examiner in AS and A-level economics. He is currently Head of Economics at Wimbledon High School and is author of the AQA economics textbook, also published by Philip Allan Updates.

James Powell is Head of Economics at St Mary's School, Ascot.

Readership:
AQA AS Economics