I would say yes, Edwin.
Paper 2: Data response paperThank you, Mark. And if the answer to a question, let's say 'State the phase of the business cycle Spain is in during 2020' and the student wrote 'contraction' but the mark scheme says 'recession', should we still award...
Paper 2: Data response paperParts c-f are generally two marks for the diagram and two for the explanation, so ideally this would be one sentence including a relevant use of the text, where relevant - so in other words just a little would be used in parts c-f. In part G is a...
Paper 2: Data response paperHello, How much reference to the text/data is required on parts (c - f) [4 marks each]? Do students get full marks without context but just theoretical explanation? Or is some reference to the text needed in the explanation of what's happening...
Paper 2: Data response paperMichael, I agree with Alex, I still teach the two concepts to all students as they form a good introduction to the microeconomics course.
Paper 2 question on measuring national income, fiscal and monetary policy, demand theory and subsidiesHi Michael, Thank you for your point. This question was written before the decision by the IB to harmonise HL and SL on paper 2. To be honest, I teach income and substitution effects to SL students because it is a pretty straightforward concept that...
Paper 2 question on measuring national income, fiscal and monetary policy, demand theory and subsidiesMark, are income and substitution effects HL only? Would this paper then not be ok for SL students and isn't the paper 2 supposed to be all SL material?
Paper 2 question on measuring national income, fiscal and monetary policy, demand theory and subsidiesThank you Arco, that is done.
Government budgetHi. I think you mixed up the sales tax and income tax percentages in the UAE in Activity 2. If you could, please also delete the unnecessary words in questions (a) - (are) and (b) - (to) in activity 1. In activity 2, I think questions (a) & (b):...
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I appreciate such to-the-point analysis of FT article for DP curriculum.
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