A* Model Answers to 25 Mark Essays

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YearPaper 1Markets & business behaviourPaper 2The national & global economyPaper 3Microeconomics & macroeconomics
2025GB ↗In productionQP ↗MS ↗ER ↗In productionQP ↗MS ↗ER ↗In productionQP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2024GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2023GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2022GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
Autumn 2021GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
Autumn 2020GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2019GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2018GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2017GB ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗Answers ↓QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
SpecimenAnswers ↓Answers ↓Answers ↓
YearPaper 1Markets & market failurePaper 2National & international economyPaper 3Economic principles & issues
2025GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2024GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2023GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2022GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
Autumn 2021GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
Autumn 2020GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2019GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2018GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2017GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
Specimen
YearPaper 1MicroeconomicsPaper 2MacroeconomicsPaper 3Themes in economics
2025GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2024GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2023GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2022GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
Autumn 2021GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
Autumn 2020GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
2019GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2018GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2017GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗QP ↗MS ↗ER ↗
Specimen
YearPaper 1Introduction to markets & market failurePaper 2The UK economy: performance & policies
2025GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2024GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2023GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2022GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
Autumn 2020GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2019GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2018GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2017GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2016GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
YearPaper 1The operation of markets & market failurePaper 2The national economy in a global context
2025GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗
2024GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗
2023GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗
2022GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗
Autumn 2020GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗QP ↗MS ↗INS ↗
2019GB ↗
2018GB ↗
2017GB ↗
2016GB ↗
YearPaper 1MicroeconomicsPaper 2Macroeconomics
2025GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
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2023GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2022GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
Autumn 2020GB ↗
2019GB ↗
2018GB ↗
2017GB ↗QP ↗MS ↗QP ↗MS ↗
2016GB ↗

Answers ↓ free model answers to every 25-mark essay on the paper · QP/MS ↗ the official question paper & mark scheme on the board's site · INS ↗ the insert holding the extracts, which the question paper does not include · GB ↗ that series' grade boundaries. Summer 2020 & 2021 exams were cancelled; the autumn series are the papers actually sat. Summer 2020 & 2021 exams were cancelled; Autumn 2020 is the paper actually sat, and there was no AS Economics in Autumn 2021.Spotted a mistake, or missing a paper you need? Tell me and I'll fix it →

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