Theme 2: The UK economy – performance and policies

02 AS Level

THEME 2

The UK economy

Revise economic performance, aggregate demand and supply, national income, economic growth and macroeconomic policy.

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2.1

Measures of economic performance

4 published topics

2.1.1 Economic growth 2.1.2 Inflation 2.1.3 Employment and unemployment 2.1.4 Balance of payments
2.2

Aggregate demand (AD)

5 published topics

2.2.1 The characteristics of AD 2.2.2 Consumption 2.2.3 Investment 2.2.4 Government expenditure 2.2.5 Net trade
2.3

Aggregate supply (AS)

3 published topics

2.3.1 The characteristics of AS 2.3.2 Short-run AS 2.3.3 Long-run AS
2.4

National income

4 published topics

2.4.1 National income 2.4.2 Injections and withdrawals 2.4.3 Equilibrium levels of real national output 2.4.4 The multiplier
2.5

Economic growth

4 published topics

2.5.1 Causes of growth 2.5.2 Output gaps 2.5.3 Economic cycle 2.5.4 The impact of economic growth
2.6

Macroeconomic objectives and policies

4 published topics

2.6.1 Possible macroeconomic objectives 2.6.2 Demand-side policies 2.6.3 Supply-side policies 2.6.4 Conflicts and trade-offs between objectives and policies

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