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Cambridge International AS & A Level · 9708

Cambridge A Level Economics 9708 topical past papers

Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics (9708) is studied by students aged about 16 to 19, often with economics, business, finance or another social science in mind. The AS Level introduces basic economic ideas and resource allocation, the price system and the microeconomy, government intervention in markets, the macroeconomy, macroeconomic policy and international economic issues. The A Level returns to five of those areas in greater depth, with topics such as utility and indifference curves, market structures, labour markets, money and banking, economic growth and development, and globalisation.

Questions
7,135
Past papers
452
Years
2002–2026
With mark scheme
100%
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Economics 9708 chapters

The chapters the bank files this subject’s questions under, in syllabus order. Each has a page of its own.

Economics 9708 chapters, with how many questions each has
ChapterQuestionsYears
Basic Economic Ideas and Resource Allocation8402002–2026
The Price System and the Micro Economy2,2042002–2026
Government Microeconomic Intervention1,2522002–2026
The Macro Economy2,1162002–2026
Government Macro Intervention8942002–2026
International Economic Issues6062002–2026

Revising Economics 9708 by topic

Paper 1 is a multiple-choice paper on the AS content. Paper 2 combines a compulsory data-response question with two essays, one chosen from a pair focused mainly on microeconomics and one from a pair focused mainly on macroeconomics, each in two parts. Paper 3 and Paper 4 follow the same pattern on the A Level content, except that the A Level essays are unstructured, with no parts. AS candidates take Papers 1 and 2; A Level candidates take all four. Essays are marked against levels. The current syllabus covers examinations from 2026 to 2028.

  • Momentum files AS and A Level questions on the same area, such as the price system and the microeconomy, under one chapter. Use the paper filter to choose the depth: Papers 1 and 2 for AS, Papers 3 and 4 for the A Level treatment that assumes it.
  • The written papers are filed part by part under the topic each part examines, so you can practise the data-response and essay parts on elasticity, say, or exchange rates without working through a whole paper. When a topic is secure, use the year and session filters to put a complete data-response question back together and answer it with the source in front of you.
  • Multiple-choice questions in Papers 1 and 3 often turn on a diagram: which curve shifts, in which direction, and what happens to price, output or welfare. Sketch the diagram yourself before you look at the options.
  • When you check an essay part against the mark scheme, look for the chain of reasoning it credits and for the judgement that weighs the argument; marks rise with analysis and evaluation, not with the length of description, so practise ending each answer with a supported conclusion.
  • Many older A Level essays were set in two parts, whereas Paper 4 essays are now a single unstructured question. When you practise an older two-part essay, also plan an answer to the whole question as one argument.

Practising in Momentum

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  • Narrow by paper, year, session, zone and marks, and star the questions worth keeping.
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