新考綱下A2經濟essay結構解析

之前的推送我們(men) 講了A2大題的題型：新考綱下A2經濟Essay題型整理 (微觀)新考綱下A2經濟Essay題型整理 (宏觀)今天我們(men) 來講一下答題結構。

Intro (AO1)Intro部分寫(xie) 題目中key terms的定義(yi) 和基礎知識。我們(men) 按章節來過一下每個(ge) 知識點對應的

AO1.1. Consumer theory- Evaluate whethermarginal utility theorycan fully explain the link between the changing price of a good and quantity demanded of that good.

AO1: MU, TU, diminishing MU, consumer equilibrium (Utility approach)- Evaluate the use ofindifference curve analysisto derive the demand curve for a normal good and the demand curve for an inferior good.

AO1: IC, BL, consumer equilibrium (IC approach)

2. Market structure- The model ofperfect competitionis the ideal form of market structure because it is the mostefficient. With the help of diagrams, evaluate this statement.

AO1: PC (features), Efficiency (PE, AE, DE)

*如果題目裏出現了efficient/resources allocation這些詞，那Efficiency是一定要定義(yi) 的。

3. Market failure- With the help of a diagram, assess the view that government intervention can be used successfully to correctmarket failurecaused bypositive externalities.

AO1: AE, positive externalities, market failure (DWL)*如果題目隻考了externality對應的market failure, 那隻需要定義(yi) AE. 但是必須解釋清楚為(wei) 什麽(me) externality會(hui) 導致DWL.

4. Labour market- The introduction of atrade unioninto a perfectly competitivelabour marketwill always lead to higher wage levels and a higher level of unemployment. With the help of a diagram, evaluate this statement.

AO1: MRP, labour supply, TU*所有labour market的題，都必須先寫(xie) MRP和labour supply，再解釋wage rate determination

5. Policies- With the help of a diagram, assess the effectiveness ofgovernment policieswhich might be used to reducecost-push inflation.

AO1: any two policy instruments, cost-push inflation (meaning, causes and consequences)

* 題目隻出現了一個(ge) policy aim, 除了這個(ge) aim本身的定義(yi) 之外, 對應的causes和consequences也是需要寫(xie) 的。這兩(liang) 部分在考試的時候非常容易遺漏, 大家要重視。

- An increase in a government’sbudget surpluswill increaseunemploymentin the short run but it will make it easier to control abalance of payments deficit on the current accountin the long run. Evaluate this statement.

AO1: budget surplus, unemployment (3 types), CAD*這裏題目考了2個(ge) aims，因此隻需要解釋terms即可，不用寫(xie) causes和consequences還有一個(ge) 需要強調的就是Policy的題很多key terms是大家在AS學的，定義(yi) 部分要去看AS的教科書(shu) 。

6. Standard of livingAssess the impact ofinternational aidon thestandard of livinginlow-income countries.

AO1: SoL, features of LIC, aid

7. Globalisation- To what extent do you agree with the view thatglobalisationbenefitshigh-income countriesat the expense oflow-income countries?

AO1: globalisation, features of HIC, LIC

Body (AO2+AO3)Body部分，簡單來說就是回答題目問題 (Content) + Evaluation- Expenditure-reducing policies will reduce a balance of payments deficit but will also cause significant unemployment. Evaluate this statement.

大家答題的時候可以按照這個(ge) 結構來：

R1: Expenditure-reducing policies (ERP) will reduce a balance of payments deficit

EV1: ERP willnotreduce a balance of payments deficit

R2: ERP causes significant unemployment

EV2: ERPdoes not causesignificant unemployment

考試的時候寫(xie) 作結構是非常重要的。每一個(ge) 段落都應該有明確的內(nei) 容。我建議大家在考試的時候先按照上麵的格式寫(xie) 一下plan，再去答題。有些時候題目可以能有三個(ge) requirements，答題的時候每一個(ge) 部分都要涉及，不然就會(hui) 扣分。

- Central banks can control the money supply. An increase in the money supply will cause inflation, therefore central banks can control inflation. Evaluate this statement.

R1: Central banks can control the money supply

EV1: Central banks can't control the money supply

R2: An increase in the money supply will cause inflation

EV2: An increase in the money supply will not cause inflation

R3: Central banks can control inflation

EV3: Central banks can't control inflation

這裏R1R2R3漏掉一個(ge) ，都有可能扣分。

在不知道mark scheme長啥樣的情況下，建議大家都寫(xie) 上去。對於(yu) 比較的題目，正確的結構是先回答各自的內(nei) 容，再進行比較。

- Evaluate the view that monopolistically competitive firms will always charge lower prices and operate more efficiently than a monopoly firm.

R1: price and efficiency under monopolistic competition

R2: price and efficiency under monopoly firm

R3: mc charges lower price and operate more efficient than monopolist