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Todos os Mercados
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Hey guys~ For the pre seen case study, what do you think are the most important points? Let's discuss it here so that everyone can benefit (synergy)!
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I really need to ace these two papers, as my score will otherwise be very badly affected by this year's physics strangely hard papers. I'be never been specially clever or interested in this subject. However, my teacher many times qualified my answers and strategy choice as "insightful". I don't think she really has that much experience and my school has never got a single 7 since the subject started to be taught. Yet, my IA got 22 marks according to my teacher's marking, and since it was not chosen for moderation, I'd say it's going to be pretty much the same. I've realized from past papers that the finance questions really make a difference in both papers, as you…
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Hello, So I did an Econ IA one late night (only 1/3 IAs) and I was using my Econ IB textbook, and copied some parts of my explanation for the diagram word for word. my teacher has not/will not have us submjt anything to vericite/tii but I have a possibility of being selected for moderation. Will IB consider what I did plagiarism? Will there be repercussions for my teacher not catching it, or the school? Will I not get my IB diploma or will I just get a zero on the IA and still have the ability to pass my exams and get my diploma? pls help I am worried, AND I KNOW PLAGIARISM IS BAD I SHOULDVE CITED THE TEXTBOOK I AM AN IDIOT I KNOW BUT L…
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My teacher told us that the IB made this new rule that Business and Management higher level can't use a formulae in the exams. Is this true?? Because other schools in my city are going to use the formulae
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Hey Guys! I wanted to asks about this question that came in a paper a few years ago. When I saw it, I instantly thought about writing about Game Theory. However, int he mark scheme, there was no mention and I predict I would have scored very badly. Can anybody explain to me when should I use the Kinked Demand model and when should I use game theory to explain oligopolies?
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When writing a CUEGIS response essay and you are asked to refer to a certain business, do you only refer to one of the 6 concepts or all of them?
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Hey guys, I am really confused with EE.. I need a topic and RQ. if anyone could help me with that, even if they tell me a company with problem that is on going , that would help me to do reattach and collect data. Thank you
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So the economics paper 1 is tomorrow and 2 day after. I was wondering how many points you need to include in part a (10 marks) and b (15 marks) of paper 1 and the 8 marker question in paper two to maximise the score. Any idea?
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My teacher told us that the IB made this new rule that Business and Management higher level can't use a formulae in the exams. Is this true?? Because other schools in my city are going to use the formulae
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Hey there, Economics IB Exam for May 2016 is in 2 days, how exciting! (Not being ironic here). I am wondering if anyone have any spectacular tips in writing conclusions especially for Paper 1 part b questions which tends to ask you to evaluate. Since evaluate is a term that requires candidate to analyse two sided, like advantages and disadvantages or comparison of two different models, how can I form an effective conclusion? Should I take on a stance? Or should I say "to an extent _____ is effective because in the SR _________, LR ________" ? Please help a worried student. Thank you for your time.
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Question about foreign debt
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Explain why the servicing of international debt causes balance of payments problems and has an opportunity cost in terms of foregone spending on development objectives. I am not sure about the balance of payment part. So, when a country borrows from other countries, it will increase the current account credits. However, debt, in the long run, is a debit of the current account right? And debt comes with interest rate, so in the long run, the country is gradually increasing its current account deficit by borrowing more from other countries? Is that the case. I don't even know I am saying... help
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How can economic growth be link up to the reduction of unemployment and equal distribution of income?
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Quick question So my econ book says “If there is unanticipated inflation or inflation greater than that anticipated by banks and incorporated into the rate charged to borrowers, then the real interest rate will be reduced and households induced to spend on durable goods” But it doesn’t explain why JUST durable goods Can someone help me with this? xx thanks!
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Hey guys, So, I've been studying for the Economics Exams and also been reading a book called "Economics: The User's Guide" by Ha-Joon Chang. There are a lot of things that are covered in the syllabus as well as some useful contextual information like working hours and levels of inequality in different countries. I'm wondering if it will be useful if I put down these data in my answers for paper 1 (and possibly paper 2) if they are relevant to the questions. The mark schemes, as my teacher says, are at times overly simple and don't include any understanding of the contexts. Thanks!
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Hey Guys! Most of the other specimen papers on this site deal with the G4 subjects, but none of them have specimen papers for Business. Could anyone share it with me if they have it?
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Hey guys Is this a fine article for my commentary? Inputs pls http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/05/news/economy/reserve-bank-india-interest-rates/
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/nyregion/fears-about-water-supply-grip-village-that-made-teflon-products.html?ribbon-ad-idx=7&rref=business/energy-environment&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Energy%20%26%20Environment&pgtype=article&_r=0 what topics of micro-economics can i relate it to this article
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I know B&M has been always seen as a soft subject by universities. However, is it still the case after the Section C essay has been added to P2, and the formula booklet has been canceled? I want to major in Engineering, but I have b&m SL, and I am concerned on whether or not it can affect my rate of acceptance. The universities I want to apply to in the UK are Bristol and Manchester, and in the US UT Austin and Texas A&M.
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Does anyone know if we will be given a formula booklet for the Business exam in May 2016? And if so, where can I get it? My teacher did not know...
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I am doing my EE in economics and I have to conduct an survey. The EE is about Externality so i have to conduct a survey. Now i need help in deciding what kind of questions should i ask in my survey. Can you help me come up with some questions for the survey Thanks for the reply
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Hello, Would anyone please help me to find an macroeconomic article or refer me to one?
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Hey guys, My exams are in May, which is A MONTH away! I have been trying to review for economics by doing past papers. The problem is...whenever I read through the questions I have minor(major) panic attacks because I realize I have forgotten all the information, arguments and diagrams from previous chapters(Micro, Macro, International), and I then immediately resort to my textbook. However this is not the case for some of the other information-based subjects I am taking, like Biology. I was just wondering, does it happen to any of you guys? Also, what do you find to be the most effective way to review for Economics? Another slightly unrelated question: …
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I'm writing my Economics commentary- 1 on Microeconomics and i don't know if it is acceptable and appropriate for me to draw the diagrams myself and scan them into the word document? Does that adhere to the rules and mark scheme or will i lose marks for ICT skills and/or professionalism and overall presentation? Please help.
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Hey everyone! I have a business IA due and my original question was: Would XXX increase their customer base if they used social media marketing? My teacher approved it but as I was writing it, it seemed off and I also have to incorporate quantitative analysis so I was thinking of changing my question to: How should XXX adjust their social marketing to promote their business? Thanks in advance.
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Hey guys So I'm just practicing some questions from Ellie Tragakes (http://osboskovic.edu.rs/dev/gimnazija/sites/default/files/pomoc_u_ucenju__ib_1_exam_practice_paper_1.pdf) for macro. Now some of them are pretty straightforward. Can you please go through some questions and find out if any of these have a chance of coming in the finals or will they be more complex? Also the questions in this for unemployment are limited, so is unemployment a very small part of the syllabus in the finals? Thanks
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So my teacher knows his material, but as a teacher seems to lack the ability to explain. Does anyone have any resources to be help with the microeconomics chapters? Thanks!
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We're starting our internal assessment now, and I think it's a kind of early as we haven't gone through all the topics yet. For my investigating I picked a question linked to Research and Development ( as it was the only one, I could think about), however we haven't really studied it yet. My question is How a company can organise Research and Development to improve the efficiency of the business, to stay competitive... any advice on what I should include for this essay? And how can I actually start the essay with a good theoretical framework?
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Hello! I am going to start my IB course in 6 months. I have to choose my subjects, but my school doesn't offer Economics or Buisness & Managment. Moreover, I can't learn by online course. I am going to take Geography HL. Will it be problem for studying Economics or Finance in UK on LSE or UCL?
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Hello! I have a test on topic 3 coming up in about a 5 days. I've memorised all the vocabulary in the chapter thoroughly. I was wondering if anyone could give a comprehensive plan that they used to study for this chapter + resources. I typically study for all my tests 2 days before. I do get good grades but I get really stressed. I was thinking about spreading my work out more for this test. Any small pieces of advice are also welcome
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What are the new grade boundaries for the business IA ??? Does anyone know?
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I've had a hard time finding articles. Every article I find is either too broad or too narrow. I want to write about how beef consumption is a major cause of climate change but every article I find is too analytical. I found this article, is it any good? http://elitedaily.com/life/global-warming-beef/1353990/ Do you have any tips when it comes to finding articles? Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!
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Is IB Business and Management or IB Economics easier to cope with Ib biology and Ib chemistry? Which one is easier to score a higher grade in? Which coursework is easier? I want to take medicine in college, so which subject should i pick between Economics and Business Management Please help! I want to go for the easiest subject The more information, the better. Thank you
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My teach is sort of a "do it yourself" kind of guy so I don't really know how to study for my upcoming test. I don't really have notes of any sort, all I have is a text with the old syllabus that has soooo many pages (most info is not needed to TBH) and some powerpoints with 100 slides each. I've been way to busy to make notes for this (used to learn and write in class) test so I was wondering if anyone ahd any tips. All I was thinking of doing for now was some practice Case Studies but I need something more.
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So my teacher sometimes said students needed to have 2 primary researches and sometimes she said 3. Anyone has an idea of how many we really need ? Thanks a lot
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So First I've wasted 7months of my grade11 doing group3 in history and now I've decided that I really can't do it. So I'm interested in changing it to Econ HL which they don't really have proper teacher yet, so I might need to do full on self study through the course alone. I actually have 3 choice right now 1. My school doesn't have proper class for Econ because they will introduce it next year but they are working on. So now my Econ soon to be teacher is my B&M teacher, he said if I want to do it I have to do self study and he can help sometimes, because he doesn't have time to do a class with only me in it, but I have to learn the curriculum all alone. 2. I have t…
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Is there any strategy/advice for answering these questions? What should you always include? For the evaluation question, what is the best way to evaluate, is there a firm structure you can hold on to?
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hey guys so i'm choosing my dad's company for my ia. do y'all feel that the ib may not accept it? my BM teacher says its fine but i don't wanna lose marks due to this.
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Hi guys, I'm new here and this is the first post that I write. I'm writing my EE in economics but I'm really confused about my research question (I still have to choose one since I'm a junior) I came up with some ideas: 1. Something related to the economic sanctions imposed by the USA/ Europe against Russia and their effects on European exports (especially food exports). 2. To what extent the phone market in the city of ....... operates in a monopolistic market? (I think this is really common as a research question and might be the easiest one to do). 3. The last one would be about how low interest rates have affected car sales in the USA in the past year. I don't k…
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Hey, I have chosen an article about the Mexican soda tax (it was in a blog, but I think it is allowed as a source since the blog belongs to The New York Times). The problem is that the tax was introduced in January 2014, the data was collected from December 2014, an investigation was carried out in December 2015, published the findings in January 2016 and the article was published also in January 2016:D My teacher said that my article is good, but the events are too old.. Is this article not about "current events"? Should I choose another article?( Would love some input
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As a Maths HL and Physics HL student, the calculations you are required to do in the accounts section of the course are simply ludicrous. You can perfectly derive the necessary formulae for pretty mush any problem you encounter without the need to memorize the tens of formulas in the book. I was just wondering, will the IB penalize me if I, for example, calculate the slope of the line to find the growth rate and the intersection of two lines to find the break-even, instead of using the cumbersome formulae?
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Hey guys, My teachers directed me to this great YouTube channel that focuses on IB eco. I am finding it really helpful Hope it helps everyone in their studies, and just to note, this is a genuine recommendation as I have found it is a great resource. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAgqv4n_23LscxFoN-EXoRg Thanks, I hope it helps
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How different is Economics HL from Economics SL? Is it much harder? Even if yes, is it easier to do Economics HL than science HL? How big is the difference between the HL and SL works? My teacher says that it is only a little bit more content. Is this true? Do the exam questions tend to be easier in SL Econ? Also finally, would examiners be more generous in giving points in SL than in HL? Is it really that hard because, I'm planning on switching from SL to HL as I'm really enjoying it and want to go more in-depth..
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Hey guys, We recently uploaded IB Economics Notes onto our website. They're really detailed, cover a lot of stuff, easy to read, and good to base your studying around. You can find them under our Resources Section: http://www.ibsurvivors.com/resources/ Hope you find them useful! Shikhar
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So my IA is essentially based on a business expanding to another location, but I'm unsure of what to include in my supporting documents. I already interviewed the manager of the store and I just don't know where to go from there. Any ideas? For those who are doing or have done expansion for their IAs, what type of info did you include? Thank you thank you thank you!
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Hey guys, I just found out I made a mistake on my IA for economics. Can I still give a new copy to my teacher or not? Thanks!
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I had fund a topic for my EE but i found that there is a EE on a similar topic already done so i would like to ask if it would be plagerism if i were to do it on that reasearch question. THe Countries are completely different and so are the products that are being analyzed
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Hello! I am writing my research proposal for IA and was wondering if there is a certain format that must be used like MLA. My teacher has provided some IA examples that all got full marks for the research proposal and all four had different formats so I just wanted to confirm if I can use any format or not. Thank you
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Economics IA
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Hi, I was wondering if one graph is sufficient for a commentary? Because both my micro and macro commentaries have only one graph showing an increase in tax and the effect of a change in interest rates? I think, I did quite good evaluation but maybe as HL student I should include more graphs or more complicated ones? Thanks in advance
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I need feedback on this IA question for SL: To what extent would the acquisition of Comapny X by Company Y impact the financial stability of Company X? I feel like this question is rather vague and my teacher hasn't really provided me any feedback on what to improve or where to improve it... Can anyone please help me get some feedback??? Thank you!!
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