Economics 9708 · Cambridge International AS & A Level
Paper 4: A Level Data Response and Essays
2 hours · 60 marks · 33% of the A Level
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Marks
- 60
- Practice here
- 60
What is on this paper
- Section A: one data response question (20 marks)
- Section B: one unstructured essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on microeconomics (20 marks)
- Section C: one unstructured essay from a choice of two focusing mainly on macroeconomics (20 marks)
- Externally assessed
How it is weighted
- 33% of the A Level
Which papers you sit
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 ↗
Practise the topics on Paper 4
All Economics topics →60 original questions, each with a full worked solution. Free to read, no account needed.
Market Structures, Costs and Revenue
Calculate short-run and long-run costs, revenue and profit from production data and explain the shape of average and…
The Multiplier, Growth and Money and Banking
Calculate the multiplier and use it with the income/AD model to find the equilibrium level of national income and the…
Market Failure and Externalities
Distinguish productive efficiency from allocative efficiency and identify the main sources of market failure…
Macroeconomic Policy Conflicts and the Phillips Curve
Analyse the interrelatedness of macroeconomic objectives, including the relationships between growth, inflation…
Labour Markets and Wage Determination
Model a firm's demand for labour as a derived demand using marginal revenue product theory and the supply of labour to…
Economic Development and Globalisation
Compare fixed and managed exchange rate systems with a floating rate; use monetary and composite indicators, including…