Browse through IGCSE Economics 0450 & IGCSE Economics (9-1) 0987 for your CIE exams. Both sylabi are exactly the same in terms of sylabus content and exam questions, they only differ in terms of grading.
IGCSE Economics 0455 uses a grading scale between A*-G and IGCSE Economics (9-1) 0987 uses 1 to 9, where 1 is equivalent to A*. You can use either exam paper for your revision.
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The Cambridge IGCSE Economics 0455 and IGCSE Economics (9-1) 0987 syllabus course introduces students to basic economic concepts, real-world applications, and decision-making. It builds skills in analysis, evaluation, and data interpretation.
The syllabus is structured around six main topics:
- The Basic Economic Problem – Scarcity, opportunity cost, PPCs
- Allocation of Resources – Demand, supply, elasticity, price mechanism, market failure
- Microeconomic Decision Makers – Households, workers, firms, banks
- Government & the Macroeconomy – Economic policies, inflation, unemployment, growth
- Economic Development – Living standards, poverty, population issues
- International Trade & Globalisation – Trade, protectionism, exchange rates, BOP
Exam Structure for IGCSE Economics 0455 and IGCSE (9-1) 0987
There are two compulsory papers
- Paper 1: Multiple choice (30%) – 45 minutes
- Paper 2: Structured questions (70%) – 2 hours 15 minutes
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