對中國學生來說A-level最難科目之一就是經(jīng)濟考試。經(jīng)濟學是一門比較難掌握的學科，需要熟悉術語、它們的定義、以及解讀不同場景中給出的數(shù)據(jù)。而A-level經(jīng)濟的另一個難點，是要求你通過一篇essay敘述某些經(jīng)濟術語以及對現(xiàn)實問題的影響。

　　1.理解這個問題

　　這是一個常見錯誤。有些小伙伴快速讀完題，就開始下筆，沒有完全理解問題。寫完答案后再次回看時才發(fā)現(xiàn)我們可能漏掉了問題的某個細節(jié)，而必須重新回答。

　　Actual Question: Examine the macroeconomic implications brought by the fall of house prices inthe UK, combined with the change of its Monetary Policy.

　　With this question, we can simplify it into these questions:

　　• Discuss how the falling house prices impacted the country’s economy

　　• Discuss how the change in country’s monetary policy changed its economy

　　• Discuss how the above two changes interact

　　2.用簡單句寫作

　　為了保證整個考試過程中思路清晰，作答時最好使用短句。盡量不要再一句話中結合太多的觀點。

　　短句會不會太簡單呢?其實考試中最重要的是你正確地解釋了這個概念，短句可以幫助你一次只專注于一個想法。

　　Q: What is the effect of high-interest rates?

　　The cost of borrowing money increases when it has a higher interest rate. As a result,borrowers with mortgages only have a small amount of disposable income. Borrowers, especially credit card users, would also have a reason to use theircredit cards less. This reduces the consumption of users. The fall inconsumption rates will cause a decrease in Aggregate Demand and reduce economicgrowth. A reduction in Aggregate Demand would also affect inflation rate.

　　3.回答切題

　　經(jīng)常聽到這樣的故事，有人為考試充分準備，但是成績并不理想?？墒侨绻慊厝タ此麄兊拇鸢?，可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)，可能根本沒有準確回答問題。

　　答題時試著心里重讀自己的答案，然后問自己每一段我都回答這個問題了嗎。

　　Explore the impacts of applying the Euro to UK’s monetary and financial policy?

　　When you see this question, you may stop reading on the “applying the Euro” part and just write the usual cost and benefit of the Euro. Unfortunately, this does not answer thequestion since it is asking for the impact of the Euro on Britain’s financial andmonetary policy.

　　4.評估

　　在經(jīng)濟學中有時答案沒有正確和錯誤之分，因為數(shù)據(jù)可以指向任何結果。因此必須能夠思考數(shù)據(jù)相關的其他的點，看所有可能的結果。

　　Macro-evaluation

　　• Status of the economy – Is the economy running smoothly or is it undergoing a recession?

　　• Timedelays – It can take about 24 months before

　　• Othervariables present – High imports could be an indicator of high consumer spending.

　　• Impacts offactors – Low exports to the US only amounts to a small percentage of the UK’s Aggregate Demand. However, if recession falls in Europe, it can spell troublefor the UK because 50% of its exports are sent to EU member countries.

　　• Impacts of macroeconomic objectives – interest rates can influence inflation rates; but, it can also be influenced by other factors like unemployment and economicgrowth.

　　• Impact ofsupply and demand – An expansionary policy can reduce demand-deficient unemployment rates. However, it cannot solve demand-side unemployment.

　　Micro-evaluation

　　• Impact is determined by the elasticity of the demand- Using the example of oil prices, if the demand is price inelastic, the demand only reduces a little bit because oftax. However, if the prices are elastic, the tax will cause a higher fall inthe demand.

　　• Time lag –At first, the demand for petrol is likely to remain price inelastic. However,the demand may decrease as consumers find alternatives.

　　• Status ofthe market structure – If the world market continues to be competitive, pricesmay remain low. However, if one country dominates, high oil prices are a given.

　　• List ofbusiness objectives – If an oil company aims to maximize profits, their pricesare going to increase. However, if it wants to maximize their market share, prices may be lower even if it means low profit.

　　• Behavioral economics – How can the behavior of individuals or groups regarding an issue influence them and their economic choices?