• Product Reference: Economics Today Magazine Volume 17

Starts September 2009

Ideal for all AS and A2 Economics Students

Exciting Format...New Features...Same Excellent Value

• AS and A2 articles now timed to coincide with the teaching year.

• Articles flagged to show which Board and Unit they are relevant to.

• 7 Chief/Principal Examiners will give crucial help on exam questions and techniques. Also, Economics Today is edited by a former Chief Examiner.

• "Taking it Further" - a Chief Examiner will provide a short extension to each main article to challenge and equip students who wish to go a little deeper.

• Easily understood and relevant articles written by teachers and examiners, which is why we have subscribers in 40 countries.

• A BIG 52 full-colour pages in each issue including 4 FREE supplements covering: The UK Economy; The International Economy; Data Guide; and Exam and Revision Guide.

• Economics Today has received widespread acclaim - from the people who matter.

Main Articles
Each issue will contain four major articles which will be posed in the form of questions. Future articles will include:

    •    What are the arguments for and against government intervention in a specific market?

• What is the significance of oligopoly as a form of market structure?
• What factors influence the supply of labour in an economy?
• Why might public goods not be provided by the market?
• What is meant by a contestable market?
• How might output and inflation be affected by an increase in aggregate supply?
• What effects are fluctuations in the value of sterling having on the UK economy?
• What impact does unemployment have on the UK economy?
• Do government attempts to overcome market failure always result in government failure?
• Are there any limits to growth and development?

Regular Features

Taking it Further

In this feature Chief Examiner Robert Nutter will provide a short
extension to each main article to challenge and equip students who wish to go a little bit deeper.

Making Sense of Economic Data

Andrew Reeve, Head of Sixth Form at The Grange School, Northwich will investigate: Ageing Popultation and the credit crisis; Measuring inflation; Business failures; and, Public and private housing.

View from the City

City Economists will present their own view of the Economy. Our authors include Neil MacKinnon, Chief Economist, Nexus Capital; Dr George Buckley, Chief UK Economist, Deutsche Bank and Graeme Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors.

Multiple Choice Question & Answer

In this feature, Chief Examiner Robert Nutter of Watford Girls  Grammar School will be setting and answering six multiple choice questions, three for AS and three for A2.

The Hidden Economy

In this new feature, Peter Cramp of Nottingham High School will look at: Educational Failure- what are the hidden costs?; Deskilling - wrong people in the wrong places?; Single households; and, Disability and employment.

Data Question & Answer

Chief/Principal Examiners Quintin Brewer and Tony Emery will
look at typical data questions and give a suggested answer.

Back to Basics

This section takes important economic concepts and explains and illustrates them in an easy to understand way. Principal Examiner, Rachel Cole, will provide insights into: National minimum wage; Economies and diseconomies of scale; Productivity; and, Consumption and saving.

Current Topics in Economics

Stephen Romer looks at some of the most important current issues including: Why do bankers get bonuses?; Can the newspaper industry survive the recession?; What are the major principles in the economics of Arthur Daley?; and, Can the EU keep on growing?

4 FREE Supplements
We are giving away 4 free supplements with each issue of the magazine that you get a big 52 page magazine each time.

The supplements are:

• The UK Economy Today: An up-to-date analysis of the UK Economy.
• Data Guide: Looking at the different sources of data, its presentation and the pitfalls of interpreting data.
• The International Economy: Putting the UK's position in an international perspective.
• Exam and Revision Guide: Giving an examiner's insight into exam preparation and the skills and techniques involved in answering economics questions.

Free Revision Book - Buy 1 get 1 Free

Our Economics Revision Books have sold in their tens of thousands! Now each individual subscriber has the chance to buy either ‘Revision Guide to AS Level Economics’ or ‘Revision Guide to A2 Level Economics’ for £7.95 (plus p&p) and choose one of our new ‘Key Definitions for Economics A Level Revision’ books for OCR, Edexcel or AQA completely free. A book token is included with the September issue.

Frequency

Economics Today is published four times during the academic year in September, November, January and March.

Pricing

Individuals and institutions are invited to subscribe at a price of only £20.95 per annum. Once a subscription has been taken out, further subscriptions for individual students will cost only £10.95 as part of a bulk mailing to the same address. A free copy will be sent for every 20 copies ordered.

Starts September 2009

Ideal for all AS and A2 Economics Students

Exciting Format...New Features...Same Excellent Value

• AS and A2 articles now timed to coincide with the teaching year.

• Articles flagged to show which Board and Unit they are relevant to.

• 7 Chief/Principal Examiners will give crucial help on exam questions and techniques. Also, Economics Today is edited by a former Chief Examiner.

• "Taking it Further" - a Chief Examiner will provide a short extension to each main article to challenge and equip students who wish to go a little deeper.

• Easily understood and relevant articles written by teachers and examiners, which is why we have subscribers in 40 countries.

• A BIG 52 full-colour pages in each issue including 4 FREE supplements covering: The UK Economy; The International Economy; Data Guide; and Exam and Revision Guide.

• Economics Today has received widespread acclaim - from the people who matter.

Main Articles
Each issue will contain four major articles which will be posed in the form of questions. Future articles will include:

    •    What are the arguments for and against government intervention in a specific market?

• What is the significance of oligopoly as a form of market structure?
• What factors influence the supply of labour in an economy?
• Why might public goods not be provided by the market?
• What is meant by a contestable market?
• How might output and inflation be affected by an increase in aggregate supply?
• What effects are fluctuations in the value of sterling having on the UK economy?
• What impact does unemployment have on the UK economy?
• Do government attempts to overcome market failure always result in government failure?
• Are there any limits to growth and development?

Regular Features

Taking it Further

In this feature Chief Examiner Robert Nutter will provide a short
extension to each main article to challenge and equip students who wish to go a little bit deeper.

Making Sense of Economic Data

Andrew Reeve, Head of Sixth Form at The Grange School, Northwich will investigate: Ageing Popultation and the credit crisis; Measuring inflation; Business failures; and, Public and private housing.

View from the City

City Economists will present their own view of the Economy. Our authors include Neil MacKinnon, Chief Economist, Nexus Capital; Dr George Buckley, Chief UK Economist, Deutsche Bank and Graeme Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors.

Multiple Choice Question & Answer

In this feature, Chief Examiner Robert Nutter of Watford Girls  Grammar School will be setting and answering six multiple choice questions, three for AS and three for A2.

The Hidden Economy

In this new feature, Peter Cramp of Nottingham High School will look at: Educational Failure- what are the hidden costs?; Deskilling - wrong people in the wrong places?; Single households; and, Disability and employment.

Data Question & Answer

Chief/Principal Examiners Quintin Brewer and Tony Emery will
look at typical data questions and give a suggested answer.

Back to Basics

This section takes important economic concepts and explains and illustrates them in an easy to understand way. Principal Examiner, Rachel Cole, will provide insights into: National minimum wage; Economies and diseconomies of scale; Productivity; and, Consumption and saving.

Current Topics in Economics

Stephen Romer looks at some of the most important current issues including: Why do bankers get bonuses?; Can the newspaper industry survive the recession?; What are the major principles in the economics of Arthur Daley?; and, Can the EU keep on growing?

4 FREE Supplements
We are giving away 4 free supplements with each issue of the magazine that you get a big 52 page magazine each time.

The supplements are:

• The UK Economy Today: An up-to-date analysis of the UK Economy.
• Data Guide: Looking at the different sources of data, its presentation and the pitfalls of interpreting data.
• The International Economy: Putting the UK's position in an international perspective.
• Exam and Revision Guide: Giving an examiner's insight into exam preparation and the skills and techniques involved in answering economics questions.

Free Revision Book - Buy 1 get 1 Free

Our Economics Revision Books have sold in their tens of thousands! Now each individual subscriber has the chance to buy either ‘Revision Guide to AS Level Economics’ or ‘Revision Guide to A2 Level Economics’ for £7.95 (plus p&p) and choose one of our new ‘Key Definitions for Economics A Level Revision’ books for OCR, Edexcel or AQA completely free. A book token is included with the September issue.

Frequency

Economics Today is published four times during the academic year in September, November, January and March.

Pricing

Individuals and institutions are invited to subscribe at a price of only £20.95 per annum. Once a subscription has been taken out, further subscriptions for individual students will cost only £10.95 as part of a bulk mailing to the same address. A free copy will be sent for every 20 copies ordered.

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