Economics 9708 · Cambridge International AS & A Level

Paper 2: AS Level Data Response and Essays

2 hours · 60 marks · 67% of the AS Level

What is on this paper

Section A: one data response question (20 marks)
Section B: one essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on microeconomics, in two parts (20 marks)
Section C: one essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on macroeconomics, in two parts (20 marks)
Externally assessed

AS Level candidates take Papers 1 and 2. A Level candidates take all four papers.

Assessment details are taken from the official Cambridge Economics 9708 syllabus for 2026-2028. Read the syllabus ↗

90 original questions, each with a full worked solution. Free to read, no account needed.

Derive market demand and supply curves from their determinants and find equilibrium price and quantity, distinguishing…

Calculate the balance of trade in goods and services and the current account balance, and explain the causes and…

Define and calculate national income measures (GDP, GNI and NNI) and trace the circular flow of income between…

Compare fiscal, monetary and supply-side policy as tools for meeting government macroeconomic objectives; distinguish…

Distinguish nominal from real GDP growth and identify the causes and consequences of economic growth; classify…

Distinguish absolute advantage from comparative advantage and explain the case for free trade and specialisation…

Explain the fundamental economic problem of scarcity and unlimited wants and how it forces choices at every level of…

Explain why governments intervene in individual markets and evaluate indirect taxes, subsidies, price controls, direct…

Identify the factors of production and their rewards, and compare how market, planned and mixed economies allocate…