Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics (9708)

1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation

1.1 Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost

1.2 Economic methodology

1.3 Factors of production

1.4 Resource allocation in different economic systems

1.5 Production possibility curves

1.6 Classification of goods and services

2. The price system and the microeconomy

3. Government microeconomy intervention

4. The Macroeconomy

5. Government macroeconomic intervention

6. International economic issues

Concept/A-Level CAIE Economics/AS/1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation/1.2 Economic methodology

1.2 Economic methodology

Syllabus: 9708–2026–2027
Topic: 1.2
Level: AS

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1.2 Economic methodology