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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Economics (4EC1)

1.1 The market system

1.1.1 The economic problem

1.1.2 Economic assumptions

1.1.2.a Consumer-benefit and business-profit assumptions

1.1.2.b Why consumers may not maximise benefit

1.1.2.c Why producers may not maximise profit

1.1.3 Demand, supply and market equilibrium

1.1.4 Elasticity

1.1.5 The mixed economy

1.1.6 Externalities

1.2 Business economics

2.1 Government and the economy

2.2 The global economy

3 Quantitative skills

IGCSE/Edexcel/Economics//Concept/1.1 The market system/1.1.2 Economic assumptions/1.1.2.a Consumer-benefit and business-profit assumptions

1.1 The market system

Syllabus: 2026
Section: 1.1
Level: —

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Most tested topics

The economic problem
Economic assumptions
Demand, supply and market equilibrium
Elasticity
The mixed economy
Externalities