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    Pearson Edexcel · A-Level

    Economics B

    Course 9EB0

    Course outline

    88 topics

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    Markets and how they work23 topics
    • The economic problem3 objectives
    • Business objectives2 objectives
    • Stakeholders (economic agents) and their objectives4 objectives
    • Role of an entrepreneur in the economy3 objectives
    • Entrepreneurial motives2 objectives
    • Factors of production2 objectives
    • Specialisation2 objectives
    • The wider economic environment1 objective
    • Demand4 objectives
    • Supply4 objectives
    • Price determination5 objectives
    • Price mechanism4 objectives

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    Competing in the global economy24 topics
    • Growth3 objectives
    • Methods of growth2 objectives
    • Research and development (R&D) and innovation5 objectives
    • How the digital economy affects markets and firms4 objectives
    • How small firms compete1 objective
    • Price elasticity of demand (PED)5 objectives
    • Competing on price3 objectives
    • Types of non-price competition2 objectives
    • Income elasticity of demand (YED)4 objectives
    • Productivity2 objectives
    • Capacity utilisation4 objectives
    • Efficiency and competitiveness using lean production4 objectives

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    The economic environment and business19 topics
    • Growing economies5 objectives
    • Trade and growth4 objectives
    • Trading blocs4 objectives
    • Trade policy and trade negotiations2 objectives
    • Exchange rate changes2 objectives
    • Conditions that prompt trade5 objectives
    • Assessing the potential of different economies2 objectives
    • Responding to global demand4 objectives
    • Demand-side factors in global markets3 objectives
    • The impact of multinational corporations (MNCs)2 objectives
    • Ethical issues5 objectives
    • Controlling MNCs2 objectives

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    Making markets work19 topics
    • Spectrum of competition5 objectives
    • Barriers to entry4 objectives
    • Oligopoly4 objectives
    • Business objectives and pricing decisions4 objectives
    • Productive and allocative efficiency5 objectives
    • Market failure2 objectives
    • Business regulation6 objectives
    • Arguments for and against regulation2 objectives
    • Market failure in society6 objectives
    • Externalities3 objectives
    • Policies to deal with market failure2 objectives
    • The AD/AS model6 objectives

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    Quantitative skills1 topic
    • Appendix 3: Quantitative skills9 objectives
    Accounting ratios1 topic
    • Appendix 4: Accounting ratios3 objectives
    Assessment Objectives1 topic
    • Assessment Objectives4 objectives