The syllabus for Phase 1 of the local competition is provided below (numbers refer to the corresponding starting page of the textbook).
Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education & Culture, Sports & Youth
1. Economics, Grade 1, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education and Culture, Sports and Youth
Chapter 4: Market – Price Formation 51
Chapter 5: Key economic aggregates 73
2. Economics, Grade 2, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education and Culture, Sports and Youth
Chapter 2: Welfare and living standards 29
Chapter 3: Production Possibilities in Economics 51
Chapter 4: Consumer behaviour 85
Chapter 5: Price formation 109
Chapter 8: Globalisation and the international economic system 219
3. Economics, Grade 3, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education and Culture, Sports and Youth
Chapter 1: Elasticity of demand and supply 5
Chapter 2: The production of Business 51
Chapter 3: The cost of production 73
Chapter 4: Types of markets 107
Chapter 5: Domestic and National Economic aggregates 145
Chapter 6: Unemployment and business cycles 187
Chapter 7: Public finance 217
Chapter 8: International transactions – International trade 251
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Economics.
1.1 The Market System, Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Economics
3 THE DEMAND CURVE
4 FACTORS THAT MAY SHIFT THE DEMAND CURVE
5 THE SUPPLY CURVE
6 FACTORS THAT MAY SHIFT THE SUPPLY CURVE
7 MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
8 PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
9 PRICE ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY
10 INCOME ELASTICITY
1.2 Business Economics
14 THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION AND SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
15 PRODUCTIVITY AND DIVISION OF LABOUR
16 BUSINESS COSTS, REVENUESAND PROFIT
18 COMPETIVE MARKETS
20 MONOPOLY
21 OLIGOPOLY
22 THE LABOUR MARKET
24 GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
1.2 Government and the Income Elasticity
25 ECONOMIC GROWTH
26 INFLATION
27 UNEMPLOYMENT
30 REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
31 FISCAL POLICY
32 MONETARY POLICY
2.2 The Global Economics
35 GLOBALIZATION
Investment
37 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
41 EXCHANGE RATES AND THEIR DETERMINATION
42 IMPACT OF CHANGING EXCHANGE RATES
IAL/IAS Economics Student Book 1/2
Unit 1, IAL/IAS Economics Student Book 1/2
1.3.1. Introductory Concepts [5. Specialisation and the role of money and financial markets]
1.3.2 Consumer behaviour and demand
1.3.3 Supply
1.3.4 Price determination
1.3.6 Government intervention in markets
Unit 2: Macroeconomic Performance and Policy
2.3.1 Measures of economic performance [1. Economic growth, 2. Inflation & 3. Employment and unemployment]
2.3.5 Economic growth
2.3.6 Macroeconomic objectives and policies [4. Macroeconomic demand-side policies]
Unit 3: Business Behaviour
3.3.2 Revenue, costs and profits
3.3.3 Market structures and contestability
3.3.4 Labour markets
3.3.5 Government intervention [1. Government intervention in product markets]
Unit 4: Developments in the Global Economy
4.3.2 Trade and the global economy [1. Specialisation and comparative advantage]
4.3.3 Balance of payments, exchange rates and international competitiveness [2. Exchange rates 3. International Competitiveness]
4.3.4 Poverty and inequality
The syllabus for the Economics topics has been designed to closely align with the content taught in both public and private schools, ensuring that studying from either syllabus is sufficient
1. Economics, Grade 2, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education and Culture, Sports and Youth
Chapter 6: Money and inflation 163
Chapter 7: Financial system 195
2. Business, Grade 2,Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education and Culture, Sports and Youth
Chapter 6: Banks and means of payment 138
3. First Steps in Finance, Gunnar Baldvinsson, Framtidarsyn 2020
The 2nd phase materials will be provided during the full-day Bootcamp, while the 3rd phase materials will be made available once the 2nd phase has concluded.