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  • AS Level
    • Induction day
    • Y11 Induction
    • Theme 1
      • 1.1 Nature of economics
        • 1.1.1 Economics as a social science
        • 1.1.2 Positive and normative economic statements
        • 1.1.3 The economic problem
        • 1.1.4 Production possibility frontiers
        • 1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
        • 1.1.6 Free market economies, mixed economy and command economy
      • 1.2 How markets work
        • 1.2.1 Rational decision making
        • 1.2.2 Demand
        • 1.2.3 Price, income and cross elasticities of demand
        • 1.2.4 Supply
        • 1.2.5 Elasticity of supply
        • 1.2.6 Price determination
        • 1.2.7 Price mechanism
        • 1.2.8 Consumer and producer surplus
        • 1.2.9 Indirect taxes and subsidies
        • 1.2.10 Alternative views of consumer behaviour
      • 1.3 Market failure
        • 1.3.1 Types of market failure
        • 1.3.2 Externalities
        • 1.3.3 Public goods
        • 1.3.4 Information gaps
      • 1.4 Government intervention
        • 1.4.1 Government intervention in markets
        • 1.4.2 Government failure
    • Theme 2
      • 2.1 Measures of economic performance
        • 2.1.1 Economic growth
        • 2.1.2 Inflation
        • 2.1.3 Employment and unemployment
        • 2.1.4 Balance of payments
      • 2.2 Aggregate demand (AD)
        • 2.2.1 The characteristics of AD
        • 2.2.2 Consumption (C)
        • 2.2.3 Investment (I)
        • 2.2.4 Government expenditure (G)
        • 2.2.5 Net trade (X-M)
      • 2.3 Aggregate supply (AS)
        • 2.3.1 The characteristics of AS
      • 2.4 National income
        • 2.4.1 National income
        • 2.4.3 Equilibrium levels of real national output
        • 2.4.4 The multiplier
      • 2.5 Economic growth
        • 2.5.1 Causes of growth
        • 2.5.2 Output gaps
        • 2.5.3 Trade (business) cycle
      • 2.6 Macroeconomic objectives and policies
        • 2.6.1 Possible macroeconomic objectives
        • 2.6.2 Demand-side policies
        • 2.6.3. Supply-side policies
        • 2.6.4 Conflicts and tradeoffs between objectives and policies
        • Financial Crisis v Great depression
      • Class 2016
  • A Level
    • Theme 3
      • 3.1. Business Growth >
        • 3.1.1 Sizes and types of firms
        • 3.1.2 Business growth
        • 3.1.3 Demergers
      • 3.2 Business Objectives >
        • 3.2.1 Business objectives
      • 3.3 Revenue, Costs & Profits >
        • 3.3.1 Revenue
        • 3.3.2 Costs
        • 3.3.3 Economies and diseconomies of scale
        • 3.3.4 Normal profits, supernormal profits & losses
      • 3.4 Market Structures >
        • 3.4.1 Efficiency
        • 3.4.2 Perfect competition
        • 3.4.3 Monopolistic competition
        • 3.4.4 Oligopoly
        • 3.4.5 Monopoly
        • 3.4.6 Monopsony
        • 3.4.7 Contestability
      • 3.5 Labour market >
        • 3.5.1 Demand for labour
        • 3.5.2 Supply of labour
        • 3.5.3 Wage determination in competitive and non-competitive markets
      • 3.6 Government intervention >
        • 3.6.1 Government intervention
        • 3.6.2 The impact of government intervention
    • Theme 4
      • 4.1 International economics >
        • 4.1.1 Globalisation
        • 4.1.2 Specialisation & Trade
        • 4.1.3 Pattern of trade
        • 4.1.4 Terms of trade
        • 4.1.5 Trading blocs & WTO
        • 4.1.6 Restrictions on free trade
        • 4.1.7 Balance of Payments
        • 4.1.8 Exchange Rates
        • 4.1.9 International Competiveness
      • 4.2 Poverty and inequality >
        • 4.2.1 Absolute & Relative Poverty
        • 4.2.2 Inequality
      • 4.3 Emerging and developing economies >
        • 4.3.1 Measures of development
        • 4.3.2 Factors influence growth & dev
        • 4.3.3 Stratergies for growth & dev
      • 4.4 The financial sector >
        • 4.4.1 Role financial markets
        • 4.4.2 MF in Financial markets
        • 4.4.3 Role of Central Banks
      • 4.5 Role of the state in the macroeconomy >
        • 4.5.1 Public expendicture
        • 4.5.2 Taxation
        • 4.5.3 Public sector finances
        • 4.5.4 Macro policies
  • Class List
    • Year 12
    • Year 13
ILO:

​a) Allocative efficiency
b) Productive efficiency
c) Dynamic efficiency
d) X-inefficiency
e) Efficiency/inefficiency in different market structures

Theory

Watch the the theory on different types of efficiency below:
Y2 11) Business Efficiency - Allocative, Productive, Dynamic and X Efficiency
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Difference between Productive and Allocative Efficiency
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Dynamic efficiency

Explain what is meant by dynamic efficiency? (5 marks)
The Future of Flight
Factory of the Future - Beyond the Assembly Line: Goldman Sachs'

Case study:

Explain how the Government provision/monopoly of the NHS can create inefficiencies? (5 marks)
Assess the argument for privatising the NHS? (15 marks)
Why aren't European hospitals under strain like the NHS? | ITV News
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Would the NHS benefit from privatisation? | Guardian Live

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