对中国学生来说A-level最难科目之一就是经济考试。经济学是一门比较难掌握的学科，需要熟悉术语、它们的定义、以及解读不同场景中给出的数据。而A-level经济的另一个难点，是要求你通过一篇essay叙述某些经济术语以及对现实问题的影响。
1.理解这个问题
这是一个常见错误。有些小伙伴快速读完题，就开始下笔，没有完全理解问题。写完答案后再次回看时才发现我们可能漏掉了问题的某个细节，而必须重新回答。
Actual Question: Examine the macroeconomic implications brought by the fall of house prices inthe UK, combined with the change of its Monetary Policy.
With this question, we can simplify it into these questions:
• Discuss how the falling house prices impacted the country’s economy
• Discuss how the change in country’s monetary policy changed its economy
• Discuss how the above two changes interact
2.用简单句写作
为了保证整个考试过程中思路清晰，作答时最好使用短句。尽量不要再一句话中结合太多的观点。
短句会不会太简单呢?其实考试中最重要的是你正确地解释了这个概念，短句可以帮助你一次只专注于一个想法。
Q: What is the effect of high-interest rates?
The cost of borrowing money increases when it has a higher interest rate. As a result,borrowers with mortgages only have a small amount of disposable income. Borrowers, especially credit card users, would also have a reason to use theircredit cards less. This reduces the consumption of users. The fall inconsumption rates will cause a decrease in Aggregate Demand and reduce economicgrowth. A reduction in Aggregate Demand would also affect inflation rate.
3.回答切题
经常听到这样的故事，有人为考试充分准备，但是成绩并不理想。可是如果你回去看他们的答案，可能会发现，可能根本没有准确回答问题。
答题时试着心里重读自己的答案，然后问自己每一段我都回答这个问题了吗。
Explore the impacts of applying the Euro to UK’s monetary and financial policy?
When you see this question, you may stop reading on the “applying the Euro” part and just write the usual cost and benefit of the Euro. Unfortunately, this does not answer thequestion since it is asking for the impact of the Euro on Britain’s financial andmonetary policy.
4.评估
在经济学中有时答案没有正确和错误之分，因为数据可以指向任何结果。因此必须能够思考数据相关的其他的点，看所有可能的结果。
Macro-evaluation
• Status of the economy – Is the economy running smoothly or is it undergoing a recession?
• Timedelays – It can take about 24 months before
• Othervariables present – High imports could be an indicator of high consumer spending.
• Impacts offactors – Low exports to the US only amounts to a small percentage of the UK’s Aggregate Demand. However, if recession falls in Europe, it can spell troublefor the UK because 50% of its exports are sent to EU member countries.
• Impacts of macroeconomic objectives – interest rates can influence inflation rates; but, it can also be influenced by other factors like unemployment and economicgrowth.
• Impact ofsupply and demand – An expansionary policy can reduce demand-deficient unemployment rates. However, it cannot solve demand-side unemployment.
Micro-evaluation
• Impact is determined by the elasticity of the demand- Using the example of oil prices, if the demand is price inelastic, the demand only reduces a little bit because oftax. However, if the prices are elastic, the tax will cause a higher fall inthe demand.
• Time lag –At first, the demand for petrol is likely to remain price inelastic. However,the demand may decrease as consumers find alternatives.
• Status ofthe market structure – If the world market continues to be competitive, pricesmay remain low. However, if one country dominates, high oil prices are a given.
• List ofbusiness objectives – If an oil company aims to maximize profits, their pricesare going to increase. However, if it wants to maximize their market share, prices may be lower even if it means low profit.
• Behavioral economics – How can the behavior of individuals or groups regarding an issue influence them and their economic choices? |
