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Economics Educators (16 - 19) - AS

This section is designed as a resource for teachers and lecturers in Economics at AS level. The resources include lesson plan/s, presentations to introduce a topic area on PowerPoint and as a mind map and activities designed to support the lesson and stimulate student learning. The mind maps give the big picture and are available as a graphic or as text. Each resource can be used together or as a stand alone - for example, the activities can be used for homework.

The resources are grouped below under three topics. They will be refreshed during the year to make them as topical as possible. To view lesson plans, presentations and activities for these topics for other qualifications, go to the Economics Educators home page.

The Economic Problem
The Importance of Consumer Surplus - Lesson Plan
The Importance of Consumer Surplus - Mind Map
Introduction to Economics - Lesson Plan
Introduction to Economics - PowerPoint Presentation [102 KB]
The Economic Problem - Mind Map
Introduction to Economics - Activity

Markets and Market Failure
Consumer Surplus - Lesson Plan
Consumer and Producer Surplus - PowerPoint Presentation [251 KB]
More on Markets - Mind Map
Consumer Surplus - Activity
Demand and Supply - Lesson Plan
The Market System - PowerPoint Presentation [215 KB]
The Market System - Mind Map
Demand and Supply - Activity
Diminishing Returns - Lesson Plan
Theory of Firms - PowerPoint Presentation [81 KB]
Theory of Firms - Mind Map
Diminishing Returns - Activity
The Economics of Pollution
Introduction to Markets - Mind Map
The Economics of Pollution - Activity
Economies of Scale - Lesson Plan
Economies of Scale - PowerPoint Presentation [145 KB]
Economies of Scale - Mind Map
Economies of Scale - Activity
Elasticity - Lesson Plan
Price, Income and Cross Elasticity - PowerPoint Presentation [193 KB]
Elasticity - Mind Map
Elasticity: Using Formulas - Activity
Elasticity: Toll Roads - Activity
Government Failure: Congestion, Pollution and the Pensions Crisis - Lesson Plan
Government Failure - PowerPoint Presentation - Basic version [166 KB]
Government Failure - PowerPoint Presentation - Full version [444 KB]
Government Failure - Mind Map
Government Failure: Congestion, Pollution and the Pensions Crisis - Activity
Government Failure: Tuition Fees for Higher Education - Lesson Plan
Government Intervention in Markets - PowerPoint Presentation [229 KB]
Government Intervention in Markets - Mind Map
Government Failure: Tuition Fees for Higher Education - Activity
Introduction to Markets - Lesson Plan
Introduction to Markets - PowerPoint Presentation [191 KB]
Introduction to Markets - Mind Map
Introduction to Markets - Activity
Market Failure - Lesson Plan
Market Failure - PowerPoint Presentation [357 KB]
Market Failure - Mind Map
Market Failure: Genetically Modified Food - Activity
Market Structure 1: Oligopolies - Lesson Plan
Market Structure 1 - PowerPoint Presentation [111 KB]
Market Structure 1 - Mind Map
Market Structure 1: Oligopolies - Activity
Positive and Negative Externalities - Lesson Plan
Positive and Negative Externalities - PowerPoint Presentation [91 KB]
Externalities - Mind Map
Positive and Negative Externalities - Activity
Price Controls: Agriculture and Fisheries - Lesson Plan
The Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy - PowerPoint Presentation [105 KB]
The Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy - Mind Map
The Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy - Activity
Price Controls: Prescribed Drugs in North America - Lesson Plan
Government Intervention in Markets - PowerPoint Presentation [201 KB]
Government Intervention in Markets - Mind Map
Government Intervention in Markets: Prescribed Drugs in North America - Activity
The Principal-Agent Problem
The Principal-Agent Problem - Mind Map
The Principal-Agent Problem
The Principal-Agent Problem
The Principal-Agent Problem
Public Choice Theory - Lesson Plan
Public Choice Theory - Mind Map
Subsidies and Taxes - Lesson Plan
Correcting Market Failure - PowerPoint Presentation [156 KB]
Correcting Market Failure - Mind Map
Subsidies and Taxes - Activity

The Macroeconomy
Aggregate Demand and Supply - Lesson Plan
Aggregate Demand and Supply - PowerPoint Presentation - Basic version [143 KB]
Aggregate Demand and Supply - PowerPoint Presentation - Full version [191 KB]
Aggregate Demand and Supply - Mind Map
Aggregate Demand and Supply - Activity
International Trade, The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates - Lesson Plan
International Economics - PowerPoint Presentation - Basic version [151 KB]
International Economics - PowerPoint Presentation - Full version [247 KB]
International Economics - Mind Map
International Trade: The Falling Dollar or Rising Pound? - Activity
Macroeconomic Policies - Lesson Plan
Macroeconomic Policies - PowerPoint Presentation - Basic version [113 KB]
Macroeconomic Policies - PowerPoint Presentation - Full version [327 KB]
Macroeconomic Policies - Mind Map
Macroeconomic Policies - Activity
Macroeconomic Problems - Lesson Plan
Macroeconomic Problems - Activity
Macroeconomic Targets in the UK - Lesson Plan
Measures of Economic Performance - PowerPoint Presentation - Basic version [172 KB]
Measures of Economic Performance - PowerPoint Presentation - Full version [352 KB]
Measures of Economic Performance - Mind Map
Macroeconomic Targets in the UK - Activity
The Taylor Rule
The Taylor Rule - Mind Map
Public Sector Spending - Activity
Wage Curve Theory - Lesson Plan
Wage Curve Theory - PowerPoint Presentation [45 KB]
What do Economists Know?
What do Economists Know - Mind Map
What do Economists Know - Activity
What do Economists Know - Tasks