Examiners’ ReportJune
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2022
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GCE Economics A 9EC0 03
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,EdexcelOandOBTECOQualifications
EdexcelOandOBTECOqualificationsOcomeOfromOPearson,OtheOUK'sOlargestOawardingObody.OWeO
provideOaOwideOrangeOofOqualificationsOincludingOacademic,Ovocational,OoccupationalOandOspe
cificO programmesO forO employers.O ForO furtherO informationO visitO ourO qualificationsO websitesOatOw
ww.edexcel.comOorOwww.btec.co.uk.
Alternatively,OyouOcanOgetOinOtouchOwithOusOusingOtheOdetailsOonOourOcontactOusOpageO
atOwww.edexcel.com/contactus.
GivingOyouOinsightOtoOinformOnextOsteps
ResultsPlusOisOPearson'sOfreeOonlineOserviceOgivingOinstantOandOdetailedOanalysisOofOyo
urOstudents'OexamOresults.
SeeOstudents'OscoresOforOeveryOexamOquestion.
UnderstandOhowOyourOstudents'OperformanceOcomparesOwithOclassOandOnationalOaverages
.OIdentifyOpotentialOtopics,OskillsOandOtypesOofOquestionOwhereOstudentsOmayOneedOtoOdevel
opOtheirOlearningOfurther.
ForOmoreOinformationOonOResultsPlus,OorOtoOlogOin,OvisitOwww.edexcel.com/resultsplus.OYou
rOexamsOofficerOwillObeOableOtoOsetOupOyourOResultsPlusOaccountOinOminutesOviaOEdexcelOOnli
ne.
Pearson:O helpingO peopleO progress,O everywhere
PearsonOaspiresOtoObeOtheOworld’sOleadingOlearningOcompany.OOurOaimOisOtoOhelpOeveryoneOp
rogressOinOtheirOlivesOthroughOeducation.OWeObelieveOinOeveryOkindOofOlearning,OforOallOkindsOo
fOpeople,OwhereverOtheyOareOinOtheOworld.OWe’veObeenOinvolvedOinOeducationOforOoverO150Oyea
rs,OandObyOworkingOacrossO70Ocountries,OinO100Olanguages,OweOhaveObuiltOanOinternationalOre
putationOforO ourO commitmentO toO highO standardsOandO raisingO achievementO throughOinnovation
OinO education. OFindO outOmoreO aboutO howO weO canO helpOyouO andO yourOstudents O at:O www.pears
on.com/uk.
JuneO2022
PublicationsO CodeO 9EC0_03_2206_ER
AllO theO materialO inO thisO publicationO isO copyright
©OPearsonOEducationOLtdO2022
GCEOEconomicsOAO9EC0O03O
2
, Introduction
TheOpaperOwasOseenOtoObeOhighlyOaccessible,OandOtheOcontextOofOtheOquestionsOwasOfullyOinOli
neOwithOtheOAdvancedOInformation,OandOmostOquestionsOwereOansweredOwithOcogentOeconomi
csOandOintegratedOdiagrams.OTheOdataOwasOreadilyOusable,OandOtheObestOanswersOmadeOuseOo
fOitOinOeveryOquestion,OasOindeedOisOexpectedOonOdataOresponseOpapers.OTheOlackOofOtimeOtoOdig
estOtheOdataOwasOanOissueOforOmanyOstudentsOandOthereOwereOmanyOessaysOthatOwereOwrittenO
entirelyOoutOofOcontext.
TheOareaOcausingOtheOmostOproblemsOforOstudentsOwasO2c,OgivenOthatOtheOconceptOofOabsolut
eOadvantageOwasOnotOgenerallyOusedOorOapplied.OMostOdiagramsOwereOAD/ASOratherOthanOthe
O expected OabsoluteOadvantage OtablesOorOPPFs,OandOtheOmarkOschemeOwasObroadenedOtoOensu
reOthatOtheOmajorityOofOcandidatesOcouldOaccessOmarksOdespiteOtheOseeminglyOchallengingOque
stion.
ThereOwasOaOtendencyOforOcandidatesOtoOwriteOfarOtooOmuchOforOtheO5O–OandO8-
markOquestions,OrunningO outO ofO timeO atO theO end.O CandidatesO shouldO beO remindedO thatO fullO m
arksO canO beOearnedOinOaOfractionOofOtheOspaceOavailableOonOtheOexamOpaperOitself,OandOthereOi
sOanOespeciallyOlargeOamountOofOspaceOgivenOwhenOdiagramsOorOcalculationsOareOrequired,OtoO
allowOforOcrossingsOout.
TheOmainOproblemOseenObyOexaminersOwasOtheOlackOofOexamOpractice,OexamOskillsOandOgener
alOinabilityOtoO workOthroughOunseenO dataOandOrelateOthisOtoO theO modelsO andO theoriesOthatOhad
O beenOtaughtOorOself-taught.
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, Question 1 (a)
O O
ThisOwasOanOaccessibleOquestionOwhichOproducedOgoodOanswers,OandOtheOmeanOscoreOwasOw
ellOaboveOaverageOforOaO5-markOquestionOacrossOtheOPapersOandOtheOexamOseriesOasOaOwhole.
ManyOcandidatesObenefitedObyOincludingOanOexternalityOdiagram,OalthoughOnotOaskedOfor.OTh
ereOwereOaOsignificantOnumberOofOcandidatesOwhoOsuggestedOaOnegativeOexternalityOinOconsu
mptionO andO supportedO thisO withO anO accurateO diagramO (evenO thoughO thisO isO notO requiredObyOth
eOPearsonOEdexcelOspecification)OforOexampleOinOtheOconsumptionOofOHFSSOfoodsOwithoutO'get
tingOupOfromOtheirOsofa'.OThisOwasOnotOessentialOtoOachieveOfullOmarksOandOshouldOnotObeOenc
ouragedObecauseOitOtendsOtoOcauseOconfusionOandOincorrectOanalysisOwhenOdiagramsOnotOre
quiredOareOforcedOintoOanOanswer.OItOwasOmuchOmoreOeffectiveOtoOdrawOaOnegativeOexternaliti
esO inO productionO diagram,O andO thenO considerO theO effectsO onO thirdO partiesO ofO foodOdeliveryOus
ingOfossilOfuels.
GenericOreferencesOtoO'harmsOtheOenvironment'OdidOnotOscoreOhighly.OCandidatesOneededOt
oOexplainOtheO impactOonOtheOthirdOparty.ONoteOthatO2OmarksOareOavailableOforOapplicationOan
dOreferringOtoOtheO informationOprovided.OSomeOcandidatesOfailedO toOuseOtheO informationOpr
ovidedOwhichOrestrictedOtheOavailableOmarks.OCandidatesOshouldObeOencouragedOtoObeOexp
licitOinOtheirOconclusionsOnamelyOthatOinOtheOpresenceOofOnegativeOexternalitiesOtheOfreeOma
rketOwillOoverOprovide.
ThisOanswerOdoesOnotOreferOtoOaOthirdOparty,OandOrefersOtoOworkers,OwhichOareOnotOexternalO
toOtheOtransaction.
GCEOEconomicsOAO9EC0O03O
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2022
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GCE Economics A 9EC0 03
O O O O
,EdexcelOandOBTECOQualifications
EdexcelOandOBTECOqualificationsOcomeOfromOPearson,OtheOUK'sOlargestOawardingObody.OWeO
provideOaOwideOrangeOofOqualificationsOincludingOacademic,Ovocational,OoccupationalOandOspe
cificO programmesO forO employers.O ForO furtherO informationO visitO ourO qualificationsO websitesOatOw
ww.edexcel.comOorOwww.btec.co.uk.
Alternatively,OyouOcanOgetOinOtouchOwithOusOusingOtheOdetailsOonOourOcontactOusOpageO
atOwww.edexcel.com/contactus.
GivingOyouOinsightOtoOinformOnextOsteps
ResultsPlusOisOPearson'sOfreeOonlineOserviceOgivingOinstantOandOdetailedOanalysisOofOyo
urOstudents'OexamOresults.
SeeOstudents'OscoresOforOeveryOexamOquestion.
UnderstandOhowOyourOstudents'OperformanceOcomparesOwithOclassOandOnationalOaverages
.OIdentifyOpotentialOtopics,OskillsOandOtypesOofOquestionOwhereOstudentsOmayOneedOtoOdevel
opOtheirOlearningOfurther.
ForOmoreOinformationOonOResultsPlus,OorOtoOlogOin,OvisitOwww.edexcel.com/resultsplus.OYou
rOexamsOofficerOwillObeOableOtoOsetOupOyourOResultsPlusOaccountOinOminutesOviaOEdexcelOOnli
ne.
Pearson:O helpingO peopleO progress,O everywhere
PearsonOaspiresOtoObeOtheOworld’sOleadingOlearningOcompany.OOurOaimOisOtoOhelpOeveryoneOp
rogressOinOtheirOlivesOthroughOeducation.OWeObelieveOinOeveryOkindOofOlearning,OforOallOkindsOo
fOpeople,OwhereverOtheyOareOinOtheOworld.OWe’veObeenOinvolvedOinOeducationOforOoverO150Oyea
rs,OandObyOworkingOacrossO70Ocountries,OinO100Olanguages,OweOhaveObuiltOanOinternationalOre
putationOforO ourO commitmentO toO highO standardsOandO raisingO achievementO throughOinnovation
OinO education. OFindO outOmoreO aboutO howO weO canO helpOyouO andO yourOstudents O at:O www.pears
on.com/uk.
JuneO2022
PublicationsO CodeO 9EC0_03_2206_ER
AllO theO materialO inO thisO publicationO isO copyright
©OPearsonOEducationOLtdO2022
GCEOEconomicsOAO9EC0O03O
2
, Introduction
TheOpaperOwasOseenOtoObeOhighlyOaccessible,OandOtheOcontextOofOtheOquestionsOwasOfullyOinOli
neOwithOtheOAdvancedOInformation,OandOmostOquestionsOwereOansweredOwithOcogentOeconomi
csOandOintegratedOdiagrams.OTheOdataOwasOreadilyOusable,OandOtheObestOanswersOmadeOuseOo
fOitOinOeveryOquestion,OasOindeedOisOexpectedOonOdataOresponseOpapers.OTheOlackOofOtimeOtoOdig
estOtheOdataOwasOanOissueOforOmanyOstudentsOandOthereOwereOmanyOessaysOthatOwereOwrittenO
entirelyOoutOofOcontext.
TheOareaOcausingOtheOmostOproblemsOforOstudentsOwasO2c,OgivenOthatOtheOconceptOofOabsolut
eOadvantageOwasOnotOgenerallyOusedOorOapplied.OMostOdiagramsOwereOAD/ASOratherOthanOthe
O expected OabsoluteOadvantage OtablesOorOPPFs,OandOtheOmarkOschemeOwasObroadenedOtoOensu
reOthatOtheOmajorityOofOcandidatesOcouldOaccessOmarksOdespiteOtheOseeminglyOchallengingOque
stion.
ThereOwasOaOtendencyOforOcandidatesOtoOwriteOfarOtooOmuchOforOtheO5O–OandO8-
markOquestions,OrunningO outO ofO timeO atO theO end.O CandidatesO shouldO beO remindedO thatO fullO m
arksO canO beOearnedOinOaOfractionOofOtheOspaceOavailableOonOtheOexamOpaperOitself,OandOthereOi
sOanOespeciallyOlargeOamountOofOspaceOgivenOwhenOdiagramsOorOcalculationsOareOrequired,OtoO
allowOforOcrossingsOout.
TheOmainOproblemOseenObyOexaminersOwasOtheOlackOofOexamOpractice,OexamOskillsOandOgener
alOinabilityOtoO workOthroughOunseenO dataOandOrelateOthisOtoO theO modelsO andO theoriesOthatOhad
O beenOtaughtOorOself-taught.
3O GCEOEconomicsOAO9EC0O03
, Question 1 (a)
O O
ThisOwasOanOaccessibleOquestionOwhichOproducedOgoodOanswers,OandOtheOmeanOscoreOwasOw
ellOaboveOaverageOforOaO5-markOquestionOacrossOtheOPapersOandOtheOexamOseriesOasOaOwhole.
ManyOcandidatesObenefitedObyOincludingOanOexternalityOdiagram,OalthoughOnotOaskedOfor.OTh
ereOwereOaOsignificantOnumberOofOcandidatesOwhoOsuggestedOaOnegativeOexternalityOinOconsu
mptionO andO supportedO thisO withO anO accurateO diagramO (evenO thoughO thisO isO notO requiredObyOth
eOPearsonOEdexcelOspecification)OforOexampleOinOtheOconsumptionOofOHFSSOfoodsOwithoutO'get
tingOupOfromOtheirOsofa'.OThisOwasOnotOessentialOtoOachieveOfullOmarksOandOshouldOnotObeOenc
ouragedObecauseOitOtendsOtoOcauseOconfusionOandOincorrectOanalysisOwhenOdiagramsOnotOre
quiredOareOforcedOintoOanOanswer.OItOwasOmuchOmoreOeffectiveOtoOdrawOaOnegativeOexternaliti
esO inO productionO diagram,O andO thenO considerO theO effectsO onO thirdO partiesO ofO foodOdeliveryOus
ingOfossilOfuels.
GenericOreferencesOtoO'harmsOtheOenvironment'OdidOnotOscoreOhighly.OCandidatesOneededOt
oOexplainOtheO impactOonOtheOthirdOparty.ONoteOthatO2OmarksOareOavailableOforOapplicationOan
dOreferringOtoOtheO informationOprovided.OSomeOcandidatesOfailedO toOuseOtheO informationOpr
ovidedOwhichOrestrictedOtheOavailableOmarks.OCandidatesOshouldObeOencouragedOtoObeOexp
licitOinOtheirOconclusionsOnamelyOthatOinOtheOpresenceOofOnegativeOexternalitiesOtheOfreeOma
rketOwillOoverOprovide.
ThisOanswerOdoesOnotOreferOtoOaOthirdOparty,OandOrefersOtoOworkers,OwhichOareOnotOexternalO
toOtheOtransaction.
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