Name of Student: ……………………………………………………. Class: ……… Date…………..

TARGET SETTING
My Previous Score/ Grade: ……………My Target (Score) for Term 3: …………………………

Three Things I will do to achieve my Target for this term:

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Overview of Topics for Year 10 ECONOMICS:

Third Term 2022/2023 Academic Year
WEEK 1-2: FIRMS [UNIT TEST 1]
 Review of Term 1 Exams; Overview of Topics and Target Setting for Term 2
 Classifications of firms
 Small firms
 Causes and forms of growth of firms
 Mergers
 Economies and diseconomies of scale

WEEK 2: FIRMS AND PRODUCTION

 Demand for factors of production
 Labour-intensive and capital intensive
 Production and productivity

WEEK 3: FIRMS’ COST, REVENUE, AND OBJECTIVE [UNIT TEST 2]

 Definition of cost of production
 Calculation of cost of production
 Definition of revenue
 Calculation of revenue
 Objectives of firms

WEEK 4: MARKET STRUCTURE

Competitive firms
Monopoly markets

WEEK 5: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT [UNIT TEST 3]

The role of government
The macroeconomic aims of the government
Possible conflicts between macroeconomic aims

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Name of Student: ……………………………………………………. Class: ……… Date…………..

WEEK 6-7: FISCAL POLICY

Definition of the government budget
Reasons for government spending
Reasons for taxation
Classification of taxation
Principles of taxation
Impact of taxation

WEEK 7: FISCAL POLICY

Fiscal policy measures
Effect of fiscal policy on government macroeconomic aims

WEEK 8: MONETARY POLICY [UNIT TEST 4]

Definition
Monetary policy measures
Effect of monetary policy on government macroeconomic aims

WEEK 9: SUPPLY SIDE POLICY

Definition
Supply-side policy measures
Effect of Supply-side Policy on government macroeconomic aims

WEEK 10: END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS

REFERENCE/BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Titley, B. (2018). Complete Economics for Cambridge IGCSE and O Level: Third edition.
Oxford University Press.

Tutors: Mrs. Lordina Krampah, Mr. Eric Doughan

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