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Hey everyone! It's great to be part of a community with fellow IB experts! I'm relatively new to this platform so feel free to suggest any feedback or any tips to consider while contributing. I'm currently in year 12 (second year of IB). One of the subjects I have taken is Economics HL. The one thing I've noticed was how time consuming I along with a few friends of mine who took the same subject found in writing down definitions for every key term while answering paper 1 questions and considering the current situation of coronavirus, the importance of this in IAs. So, I've created a

Hey everyone! It's great to be part of a community with fellow IB experts! I'm relatively new to this platform so feel free to suggest any feedback or any tips to consider while contributing. I'm currently in year 12 (second year of IB). One of the subjects I have taken is Economics HL. The one thing I've noticed was how time consuming I along with a few friends of mine who took the same subject found in writing down definitions for every key term while answering paper 1 questions and considering the current situation of coronavirus, the importance of this in IAs. So, I've created a

Hello everyone, I just have a quick question, I am doing a presentation in economics on indirect taxes. For that, I need to explain the necessary graphs and so on. My question is, how could I best describe producer surplus and still link it back to the indirect tax graph. Thanks for the help!

Hey Has anyone taken AP? I've done Micro economics and Macro I've received 3... How is it going to affect my future application for university and career?

Anyone who can provide me with some really good notes on Microeconomics? I would really appreciate it. Thank You!

I was thinking about using "In all IB Economics textbooks, cigarettes are the primary example of a demerit good." as an opening line in my commentary on increasing taxes on cigarettes, is it fine? If not, suggestions for an opening line will be appreciated. Thanks.

What did you all think about the paper 1? Found it pretty hard and not at all what i expected, so atm just hoping for lower grade boundaries and that the other two papers will be easier

Hey everyone, I have heard on many places that the key to achieving a better grade in Economics is to use real life examples because examiners like seeing students use examples. Is there a way to review for this? how true is this and how important is this? Thanks!

Hey guys! I'm starting my first economics commentary. I'm having a lot of difficulty finding a GOOD econ article to use specially since everyone already chose a topic which can't be repeated so smoking tax increases can't be done. I'm more inclined towards market failure but am opened to any suggestions! I've been having some personal problems and I kinda let this one slip and I'm running short on time.. Please guys, I'm kinda desperate over here I appreciate/ am grateful for any tips/comments/help etc given!

Hi! I'm starting the first commentary for my Economics portfolio and want to focus on the topic of market failure. I have a few articles but am unsure which one is the best to do a commentary on? Apparently it is better that it doesn't mention any economic policies or methods to improve situations at all?? (My Economics teacher briefly looked at the articles which I showed him, but was not of much help!) - First article on obesity in young children: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/science/obesity-takes-hold-early-in-life-study-finds.html?_r=0 - Second article on increasing the smoking tax:

My article for my economics IA is on a rise in petrol tax in NZ. I was wondering if you guys can think of any other evaluation points for that? So far, I've got - demand price inelastic - impact on low income earners - substitutes with public transport - possible increase in demand for fuel-efficient cars Are there any more I can include? Please do help!

Hi, Does anyone know what knowledge we are required to know for paper 1 and paper 2? How are the different sections of economics divided in the exam (micro and macro, paper 1 and international and development, paper 2?) I really need to understand this before the exam! Thank you, and good luck with the exams!