Lesson plans
Calculating national income
This lesson focuses on how national income is measured. Your classes will need to understand the fact that national income can be calculated in different ways but that the answer should be the same -...
Activities
Calculating national income
This page contains the student activities for the teacher page: Calculating national income Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or national output - the total value of all final goods and services produced...
Assessment
Paper 2 question on common-pool resources, economic development, YED and income inequality
IB Economics Paper 2 includes two questions, and students need to choose one. This is a sample Paper 2 question. The time allowed for Paper 2 is 105 minutes. This Paper 2-style question covers common-pool...
Assessment
Sample examination-style questions Free
We have written IB Economics examination-style questions that students can use to practice writing their answers in the IB Economics examination format. This section includes Paper 1, 2, and 3-style...
eBook
Chapter 1: Introduction to Economics
This chapter introduces economics. It answers questions such as: What is Economics? Is Economics a human science? What is the central economic problem? This section provides links to pages containing...
eBook
Unit 3.7(2) Interventionist supply-side policies
An interventionist supply-side approach is when the government becomes more actively involved in the economy's supply side to achieve its macroeconomic objectives. The government can intervene through...
Activities
Unit 2: Review sheets
This page contains the student activities for the teacher page: Unit 2: Review sheets I have included this page, which contains a PDF handout as a simple revision exercise. I find that many IB students...
Lesson plans
Units 1+2 Microeconomics quiz (SL units only)
The multiple choice quiz is available as a PDF file at: Multiple choice quiz SL only The page containing the student activities for this page is available at: Units 1+2 Microeconomics quiz (SL units only) ...
Activities
Units 1+2 Microeconomics quiz (SL units only)
This page contains the student activities for the teacher page: Units 1+2 Microeconomics quiz (SL units only) The multiple choice quiz is available as a PDF file at: Multiple choice quiz SL only...
Activities
Glossary of terms unit 2
Glossary Definition An excess of something over something else. It occurs: • when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded at a particular price • when tax revenues are greater than government...