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Hey all I am uploading the Case Study for Paper 1 We have to prepare ourselves on this thoroughly Even if you could suggest the questions which are likely to appear. PAPER 1 - case study 2011.pdf
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What is an IA? An internal Assessment in Economics is a written commentary based on an economics article that you have chosen. The article you choose should allow you to explain and analyze economic events. For Economics SL, your IA represents 25% of your total IB score for Economics. For Economics HL, your IA represents 20% of your total IB score for Economics. How it is assessed: There are 5 IB Criteria on which your commentary will be assessed: A - word limit+ IAs cover more than 3 sections of syllabus. [2 marks] B - 4 different sources + appropriate use of diagrams. [4 marks] C - Economic terms are used and are defined correctly. [5 marks] D - Theory explained an…
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B&M HL or Eco HL? 1 2 3
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im looking at a career in business, my school offers both B&M and Eco, so is B&M HL worth it?? -since unis don't really care if you take it or not- or should i take both eco and B&M??? and is it virtually impossible to get a 7 in eco?!?! may 2010 candidate
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Just got the case study from my teacher this morning..... Overall it seems so different from the previous ones. Let us discuss possible concepts that may appear in exams! PS: Dont know if it is appropirate, if not.. please delete this thread.
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Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and will begin my IB diploma program next year. If I would like to study business in university should I consider choosing Business Management HL or Economics HL? Will I learn the same things in university if I took Business Management? Thanks.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, After snooping around in the Economics section of this board and using the search tool, I couldn't seem to find any links to internet sites, where you can read economics articles and possibly find one that suits a prospective commentary. So I came up with this idea that we can link websites that normally have relatively good articles to each other, so people can read them on a daily basis and eventually find some articles for their furture commentaries. I don't know if this will work out, but it's worth giving a try. Google News is a great source! It is updated like every 5th minutes and in the search box you can for instance search wine demand/pork …
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NOTE: This thread was written based on the syllabus for exams in 2012. A lot of this stuff is still useful for the 2013 syllabus though Ready to own economics? Alright, here we go! We’ll tackle this paper part by part. For paper 1, you will always have a choice of 4 questions. Each question has 2 parts, part A and part B. Each question usually relates to a specific section of the syllabus. For example, there could a question about price ceilings from microeconomics, a question about unemployment from macroeconomics, and so on. And you just have to choose ONE out of the four! So, it makes sense to pick the easiest question! Pick the question that you are most knowledgea…
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Even though there are several guides here on IBS on how to write the Evaluation in Economics Internal Assessment I thought I could add this to it! There is a very useful acronym that can be used for evaluating in Economics IAs called CLASPP. Under is the explanation of the different letters and what you should aim at doing in the evaluation and the individual points/letters. (d.) — A clasp is something that holds things together. But (spelled with 2 P’s) it’s also an acronym for the 6 types of evaluation in IB Economics. Try to do all 6 parts. Conclusions What can we conclude from the theory (that you’ve explained in your analysis)? Long-term and short-term effec…
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Hello IB economists! I just made an app that includes comprehensive notes for the post-2013 examinations IB Economics syllabus (currently only supporting all SL topics). The app has detailed notes with corresponding diagrams for all topics (micro, macro, international, and development) and are made perfectly according to subtopics of the syllabus! I will soon upload some example responses marked by my Oxford teacher along with three of my internal assessments that were marked 44/45 overall. The link to the app is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=economics.ib&hl=en. Feel free to check it out! Happy revising! :')
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Here are the links to the notes and sample works for B&M and Economics that we have on our Files archive. To be able to download files, you have to be a VIP member or a VIP subscriber. Please see the FAQ for information on how to become a VIP or how to buy a VIP subscription. If you want to donate and contribute files to our archive, please see this announcement or this FAQ section. Business and Management Notes Sample Internal Assessments Economics Notes Sample Internal Assessments
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B&M May 09 Case Study 1 2
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I just got it .. thought I would share it with you guys.I hope this can become the official thread for this case study.If you have any resources on it please share. Les_maisonnettes.pdf
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Hey people, so I have been studying for my economics IB finals which is in four weeks! I have been wondering, if its wise to study 3 sections thoroughly and ignore 1 section completely! I have decided to focus on micro, macro and international and ignore development! The reason is that development lacks diagrams and I find that without diagrams there is only so much you can do with your analysis and probably won't be able to analyse it as well economically as the other 3 sections! I find macro the easiest!
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B&M Case Study 2010 1 2
by Abu- 21 replies
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I'll keep the topic starter updated with any questions that can come up about the case study. Keep all discussion about the case study to this thread only. N-Pharma Case StudyMay and November 2010 Case Study.pdf Case Study Analysis Notes: http://www.ibsurvival.com/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=920
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Currently, my school is using an A-Level textbook which is not completely relevent to the IB syllabus. I bought the revision guide published by the Oxford Study Courses. The notes within it is pretty good, but it usually skips some sub-modules. I tried to write notes for myself, but I always don't have significant amount of materials. Are there useful business books or notes on the web relevent to the IB syllabus?? I really need them for my study sessions~!
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So I am working on my first Economics Commentary, problem: I am helpless at choosing the right article, which usually tends to be much too weak, information wise. I got an article now, which relates to the recent tourism campaign in Australia, paying AUD 5 million for Oprah's entourage, yet number of tourists from UK, USA and Canada decreased by up to 5.1%... Saying it is supposed to be short-term. The author also states that it's no surprise, as services in Aus are underdeveloped and prices in general way too high. So, are there any tips to choose which part of the sylabus relates to the article and which kind of graph to use. --> I want to focus on the fault of sugge…
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Ok so i read in the IA thing that: What time period should the extract cover? Extracts should be contemporaneous with the course, but they may include material collected up to six months prior to the start of the last year of the course. It is helpful to encourage students to collect extracts for their commentaries throughout the course. Students may then use these extracts at any time to write their commentaries. Students will not be penalized if the date they write a commentary is different from the date of the extract, that is, the date the extract was published does not have to match the date on which the student chooses to write the commentary (provided it is contemp…
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Hey. Yesterday, I took a quick look at the Economics book that we use in our school. The text seems relatively easy and straightforward, but some of the graphs seem kind of complicated. I've talked to some Economics students and they say that the graphs are relatively easy to remember and understand. So, now I'd like to ask you people in this forum what you think about the graphs in Economics?! Maybe they just seem difficult to me because I don't know the basic concepts behind them??
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I know that each commentary needs to be 650-750 words long. but what exactly are included in the word count? is it literally everything? even graph labels and captions? also headers? what about footnotes? because I'm considering putting some footnotes...
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Hello! As i mentioned before, im starting my IB course this september and ive got loads of questions. But the top one right now, is that i chose Eco as one of my HL subjects. and the thing is, i ddnt take Eco b4 in my previous years. I asked the eco teacher in skool and he said that it shudnt be a prob if im starting it in IB. but the IG guys (who took eco for 2 years) say that i wont survive the class since i dont have any background... soo.. my questions is: WHAT SHUD I DO!? im soo clueless right now and i alrdy handed in my application plz help! Thanks!
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Econ IA...fun stuff...
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So... I skipped school today so I could do my economics internal assessment on... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7049098.stm Any suggestions on how to write an intro? I know pretty much what to write about, but I'm not quite sure how I should introduce the concepts to the audience. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Hello! I've written the same post on TSR but no replies, so if anyone would be kind to help here pls do ! I need to write two commentaries very soon, and our teacher is really bad so I cannot get any advice/comments. I've found the articles to write about.. 1. Microeconomics "Majestic warns of champagne price rise" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/mai...champers10.xml and 2. Trade (currency) "Get your holiday euros now because the pound is about to be grounded" http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...lingrate/print 1. For this article on wine, I decided to talk about the elasticities of supply & demand, and show how the supply decreases due to the rice in price of ch…
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I'm currently in SL Economics, and am looking for a good book that will help me understand the concepts taught in class, as well as prepare me for the exam. On Amazon, I found these two to be the most promising looking: http://www.amazon.ca/IB-Diploma-Programme-Economics-Companion/dp/0199151245/ref=pd_sim_b_11 http://www.amazon.ca/Economics-IB-Diploma-Study-Guide/dp/0199152284/ref=pd_sim_b_18 Anyone have experience with either of these? What's the difference between them? Which one's better? Thanks in advance.
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How do these courses differ in terms of learning? I mean, is there a lot of theories in Economics and more practical stuff in Business & Management. My school does not offer B&M, but I've chosen Econ HL!
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I am using the green book but the difficulty of the book is really high compared to the course companion book. I dont know what to use.....can anyone give me any suggestions?
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Help with notes on B&M for final exams revision
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Can someone please email me some good BM HL Notes? or presentations? for paper 1 and 2?
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I spent over 2 hours today trying to draw a graph on One Note showing the effect of subsidies on bread prices. Needless to say, I'm frustrated because I can't shade in areas of the graph, I have to draw my own dotted lines, the lines don't move everywhere I want them to since they appear to have fixed places that they move to and after some time some lines won't copy again so I have to redraw every single line 6 times in a different place. Also, why does One Note only have the "Save as" button and not "Save"? Has anyone done their graphs using One Note, and if so, is there a way around these problems? Or can they suggest another graphing program? The "Help" button is use…
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Hey we just got our case study and i was hoping we could discuss it and share our predicted question.. Teachers are smart but they are in the end humans they can only think to a certain extent, but if we discussed the expected question and shared them then there is a chance that we would actually get some questions that are on the test. SO ... let't go
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alright so last year as i had to go in for Ib forecasting (talking with the coordinator about what subjects i would choose) i was informed that to take economics you had to be in Math Sl or Hl, not math studies. Now at the time it didn't really bother me because i knew i would at least try math Sl. I just kinda found it odd that 1) 1 girl last year took physics and math studies at the same time and i'm pretty sure physics is a lot more demanding mathematics wise and 2) that when i looked up the economics outline on ibo.org i couldn't find anything on having to take Math SL to take economics. i wanted to talk to my coordinator about this because last year the head of th…
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A fall in oil price cause a shift or a movement ?
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Business and Management IA SL
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Can you post business and management internal assessment (SL) sample?...or any B&M internal assessment sample would do. It would be of great help since im stuck in structuring it.
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I found an article that will make the short term aggregate supply shift backwards because of the weather in Mexico. Some oil rigs will be closed. I want some points to discuss in my commentary. What definitions beside SRAS should I define. Like what are my evaluations will be... short term, vs long term Stakeholders is easy but any points will be appreciated. And it will be closed for couple of weeks. So do I have to discuss LRAS How would you layout your commentary for something like this. Any help or advice will be appreciated.
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Any thoughts on the Utopia case study?
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For economics paper 1 and paper 2, how important are real world examples? And if they are pretty important, is there anywhere I can find like a compilation of real world examples that are divided into econs topics?
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I am studying B&M and it is fairly difficult as a subject. Why do universities consider it as "weak". I understand Visual Arts being weak, but why B&M?
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Hi, Next year is my first year of IB. I've decided I will do Economics as it is a subject that really interests me. Unfortunately Economics in the current system I'm in is a major bum subject so in the past I've elected not to do it(I've looked at the textbook it's literally a whole year of supply and demand curves). I'm interested in covering a broader range that i believe IB provides (correct me if I'm wrong) I'm not worried about SL, however I'm exploring the possibility of doing it as a HL course. Does HL require prior knowledge? Do you think I can manage, not having done economics before (I have an understanding of the basic concepts, I just haven't been taught it i…
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Monetary policy
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A confusion about the monetary curve. When an economy is facing a recession, AG falls, which implies the demand of money also falls, entails that the Money demand shifts to the left and the interest rate will fall. In that case, the economy is operating on it own and there is no need for central bank to reduce the interest rate by increasing money supply. No point of of shifting the money supply curve to maintain low interest rate to stimulate consumption. I know there must be something wrong in my head, but plzzzzzz help.
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i am doing my economics commentaries, and have chosen the sections of the syllabus i want to focus on, the only problem is that i hv no idea wat the format. can any1 help me find a link where i can find sample commentaries
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Okay so in my IA ... I am going to be doing a location decision for a firm . What all tools can i apply in addition to the investment appraisal tool, specifically what qualitative tools can be applied. Can this for a good IA ?
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Hey!! My school don't offers Economics in its IB Diploma Programme As I'm really Interested in Economics, I was just wondering, whether I maybe could self-study Economics SL.. Somebody who does this? Is it too dificult or possible? Thanks for answers!
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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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Hello, We are practicing for our CUEGIS essay for next year, and our teacher said that we can write about the same company as in our IA. Wouldn't that be collusion? Are we allowed to write about the same company, in two different assessments? Thanks in advance.
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As the May 2016 candidates are expected to write a 20 marks essay on the CUEGIS concepts as part of paper 2, I have been looking for a solid guide in order to achieve a good grade on it. And therefore Im requesting your help. If any of you have any thoughts or maybe experience/ good notes that you have that you are willing to share, or maybe your teacher has taught or given you guys a guideline to follow and you dont mind sharing it, please bless me with your notes and wisdom.
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http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/04/09/petroleum-ministry-halves-supply-of-natural-gas-to-cement-factories/ this is the article I have to write about microeconomics in it, so can anyone give me hints about the topic or the main idea I have to discuss ??
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I'm missing 2 commentaries. Our teacher seems to think that they will just magically appear in our lives and so puts no effort into helping us search. Can anyone recommend a site where they found good articles? I've tried BBC, CNN, Sky and so on, but they all go into too much detail. It seems that the world these days wants everyone to understand economics. For those looking for decent articles on BBC, go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/default.stm. Click on a page, click on the links beside it, anywhere really. The problem is that BBC doesn't have archives, so you have to hunt all over.
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I have taken B & M SL but i wont mind books recommended for HL =[]
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Calling up for IB student who took Business and Management subject. I've created a website specially designed for business students. The website have links for Syllabus, Assessment and Terminology. Besides, if you create an account at the site, you will be able to use the extra features of this website which are Biz Chat and Biz Forum. Come on and have the real business discussions. The URL is http://www.businessialogy.com The website is ready to be viewed. However, I am still in the process of improving it. So, mind me should any error happen while you try to open the site. So far, I can say that the site is ready. Hopefully, you can take your time to view the site and …
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Hi there, to my extended, I got a big question mark when I started to think about if a car is an inelastic good, or elastic? what would u say? and why? In addition is a car a normal or inferior good? I think in general cars are inelastic, but when only looking at cars (disregarding other goods) they are elastic, there are petrol, diesel, biogas, natural gas cars etc...
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My god, whose leg do I have to hump to get the B&M syllabus?
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I am so mad right now.... i know its late for this, but that is how i role, and i just saw te syllabus at a friends house, and even though my exams are on the 21st and 22nd i do not have anything except for the revision guide... which is fine, except my teacher was not orgenized and im quite certain he left out a good part of the HL stuff... anyways, i am not a VIP, but if someone could give me the link to where i can get the syllabus at least i would be greatfull... this bites....
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Where can I find an a economics article with its commentary as a sample , because this is the first commentary I will write. thanks
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Hey everyone, So long story short I was originally in Econ SL, moved to HL and never got to studying/properly understanding Theory of the Firm from Micro. Now I know that its a pretty big section and important but my question can I still get a 7 without studying it but studying everyhing else (including the other HL Topics)? My teacher says no but I think its possible because Paper 1 and 2 are very nicely divided with questions from all sections and in Paper 3 I would just have to manoevre my technique so to say. I have a high 6 on my IAs and have been getting low 6s on practice papers with no knowledge of Theory of the Firm. So is a 7 still possible by studying everythin…
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