Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics (9708)

1. Basic economic ideas and resource allocation

2. The price system and the microeconomy

3. Government microeconomy intervention

4. The Macroeconomy

5. Government macroeconomic intervention

6. International economic issues

6.1 The reasons for international trade

6.2 Protectionism

6.3 Current account of the balance of payments

6.4 Exchange rates

6.5 Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments

Concept/A-Level CAIE Economics/AS/6. International economic issues/6.1 The reasons for international trade

6.1 The reasons for international trade

Syllabus: 9708–2026–2027
Topic: 6.1
Level: AS

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6.1 The reasons for international trade