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FT Blog: A $1trillion pay deal for Elon Musk Free
This blog is based on the article published by the Financial Times on 7 November 2025: The link for the article is: https://www.ft.com/content/42dc4aef-f1e2-4381-ab81-fcd3d2f18e6e This article is part...
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FT blog: Growth of solar energy in Iran Free
This blog is based on the article published by the Financial Times on 31 October 2025: The link for the article is: https://www.ft.com/content/17303661-8417-46c1-9bad-5bb1fd4b8ada This article is part...
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Paper 2 question on trade, tariffs, PES and economic well-being
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, so students should spend 105 minutes on this...
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FT Blog: The consequences of a tariff Free
This blog is based on the article published by the Financial Times on 23 October 2025: The link for the article is: https://www.ft.com/content/d4489435-dea0-44c2-9dbf-c3a23dd5800a This article is part...
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Paper 1 part (b) top band guide
Accurate, relevant theory with clear, well-labelled diagrams A chain-of-reasoning (cause → mechanism → intermediate effect → final outcome). An up-to-date real‑world example(s) e.g. from your own country...
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Student assessment rubric
The aim of this page is for students to use the student assessment rubric included to score their own work, as part of a process to build up successful habits that can be transferred into an exam. How...
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Marking practice Free
This section includes examples of exam scripts completed by current and graduating IB economics students. The section also includes the mark scheme. When grading the scripts read the whole response...
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The rising price of gold Free
The price of goods has just risen to $4,000 for the first time. This record high comes after months of strong price increases in gold. The chart shows the gold price over the last 5 years. The price increase...
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Unit 4.7-4.10 paper two questions
This section of the site contains the paper two questions for the unit 4 section of the course. Paper two questions often include a range of different units but I have allocated each question into the...
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Unit 4.1-4.6 paper two questions
This section of the site contains the paper two questions for the unit 4 section of the course. Paper two questions often include a range of different units but I have allocated each question into the...