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# International Competitiveness

Economics: Edexcel A A Level, topic 7.2.9

## Competitive Devaluations

A depreciation is when a currency's value falls in a floating exchange rate regime. A devaluation is when a currency's value falls in a fixed exchange rate regime. This is usually a decision taken by a government or a central bank.

### Competitive devaluation

![Competitive devaluation](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/chemistry/10.3.1%20Using%20materials/gold-295936_640-min.jpg)

- A competitive devaluation would see a government or central bank reduce the value of their currency by adjusting the currency peg.
- A common hope is that by reducing the value of the currency, that nation's exports will become more price competitive and attractive to consumers in other nations. 
- Because exports are a component of GDP, a rise in exports could increase economic (or GDP) growth. 
- The nations leaving the Gold Standard in the 1930s after the Great Depression benefited from 'beggar thy neighbour' devaluations, as they reduced the value of their currency relative to those on the Gold Standard, benefiting from a rise in exports.

### Competitive depreciation

![Competitive depreciation](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/3adc7437-0ade-4a81-861e-c3b2bc56c5a8/eu-1473958_1920.png)

- A competitive depreciation would be a similar move to a competitive devaluation, but this happens in the free FX market.
- It could be argued that Britain's exit from the EU, which saw sterling fall by 15% versus other currencies between June 2016-18 was a competitive depreciation. However, this was more accidental.

### Impact on the current account

![Impact on the current account](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/c63454e6-199d-4c50-8af4-e3d2da6238bb/money-coins.jpg)

- After a competitive depreciation or devaluation, the value of a currency falls. 
- Imports become more expensive and exports become more price competitive overseas. However, in the instant of the change, nations cannot change their consumption patterns (because of things like 30-day or 90-day contracts).
- In the short term, the current account deficit will reduce as exports become cheaper and imports become more expensive.

### Marshall-Lerner condition

![Marshall-Lerner condition](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/47bc8e6a-22dc-4818-8bbb-626cd92dc5b6/EU.jpg)

- The Marshall-Lerner condition states that a nation's balance of payments current account balance will only improve after a depreciation or devaluation if PEDexports + PEDimports >1. This improvement will come in the long run, but the J curve shows that in the short term, the situation will still get worse.

### J-curve

![J-curve](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/d929d4b8-f9bd-4f8f-bfa1-778f9cdac2d2/J-Curve.png)

- Even if PEDexports + PEDimports >1, the current account will still get worse in the short run. 
- Demand tomorrow is more inelastic than demand in 1 year because people cannot switch to substitute goods because of things like contracts.
- The J-curve shows things getting worse before they get better.

## International Competitiveness

International competitiveness is a way of measuring productivity and the relative cost of goods and services produced in a nation.

### Measures of competitiveness

![Measures of competitiveness](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/physics/3.1.2%20Internal%20reflection/ruler-150936_640-min.png)

- Relative unit labour cost is the average cost of labour per unit of output in one country divided by the average cost of labour per unit of output in another country.  
- Relative export prices are the prices of exports from one nation relative to the prices of exports of another nation. This is usually calculated in an index.

### Factors affecting competitiveness

![Factors affecting competitiveness](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/d80c66a6-679c-4b72-a7aa-6ff77a47504f/wage-increase-.jpg.jpg)

- Wage costs affect competitiveness. The higher wages are, the less competitive a nation is ceteris paribus. 
- High inflation will reduce competitiveness because prices are rising.
- Higher labour productivity increases competitiveness because workers are producing more using the same inputs or in the same amount of time. 
- Real exchange rates (nominal exchange rate X (price level in UK/price level abroad) help to determine relative export prices. The real exchange rate takes price/inflation into account.
- Any other costs incurred by firms, such as legal or admin costs can decrease competitiveness. 
- R&D and Technology can increase productivity and competitiveness, so government policies encouraging or subsidising this may be good.

### Importance of being internationally competitive

![Importance of being internationally competitive](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/9b6c7b46-abd2-49bd-b934-771800d899f4/globe-1340187_1920.jpg)

- Being internationally competitive can lead to a current account surplus in the balance of payments. 
- A current account surplus shows that (X-M), which is part of GDP is positive. A growing current account surplus can drive economic growth. 
- Increasing economic growth and exports can create employment in a nation. 
- Being internationally competitive can allow a firm to export internationally and benefit from economies of scale by increasing output to a higher level.

### Issues with being uncompetitive

![Issues with being uncompetitive](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/acd29e0f-3fc2-4b00-885a-31e1a69573d9/unemployment-no-money.jpg)

- If a nation becomes more uncompetitive, imports become more expensive domestically. If a nation relies on imports then it can lead to increased cost-push inflation. 
- If the (X-M) component of GDP decreases then GDP shrinks. Slower or declining GDP growth can lead to unemployment in a nation.  
- Being uncompetitive may mean that businesses can only sell to their domestic market. This may stop them from benefiting from economies of scale.
- Businesses that are internationally competitive and have economies of scale can be big national employers e.g. Nokia in Finland.

### Ways to improve competitiveness

![Ways to improve competitiveness](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-06/47c78a31-a7be-42a4-b923-a6c80c6b88b6/cost-1.jpg)

- Policies that lower firms' wage costs, other costs or increase productivity can all boost competitiveness. 
 - Removing a minimum wage may lower labour costs, but it may cause a rise in inequality and poverty. 
 - Reducing legal and admin costs to businesses (and removing red tape) could make businesses more competitive, but it could reduce workers' health and safety. etc.

### Ways to improve competitiveness cont.

![Ways to improve competitiveness cont.](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/d53c1aa9-0297-466f-9cff-c0f81452a85f/technology-1283624_1920.jpg)

- A devaluation could make a nation's exports more attractive as the real (and nominal) exchange rate would fall. 
- Subsidies for R&D could lead to technological advances that raise labour productivity.
- Subsidising production could lower businesses' costs but many subsidies are banned by organisations like the EU. 
- Creating a flexible labour market, with easy hiring and firing could reduce employment costs for businesses.

## Test yourself on International Competitiveness

- What can being internationally competitive lead to in the balance of payments?

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## Economics: Edexcel A A Level contents

### 1 Introduction to Markets
- 1.1 Nature of Economics
  - [1.1.1 Economics as a Social Science](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-1-economics-as-a-social-science.md)
  - [1.1.2 Positive & Normative Economic Statements](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-2-positive-and-normative-economic-statements.md)
  - [1.1.3 The Economic Problem](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-3-the-economic-problem.md)
  - [1.1.4 Resources](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-4-resources.md)
  - [1.1.5 Production Possibility Frontiers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-5-production-possibility-frontiers.md)
  - [1.1.6 Specialisation & Division of Labour](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-6-specialisation-and-division-of-labour.md)
  - [1.1.7 Types of Economies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-7-types-of-economies.md)
  - [1.1.8 End of Topic Test - Nature of Economics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-8-end-of-topic-test-nature-of-economics.md)
  - [1.1.9 Application Questions - Nature of Economics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-1-9-application-questions-nature-of-economics.md)
- 1.2 How Markets Work
  - [1.2.1 Rational Decision Making](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-1-rational-decision-making.md)
  - [1.2.2 Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-2-demand.md)
  - [1.2.3 Elasticities of Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-3-elasticities-of-demand.md)
  - [1.2.4 Elasticities of Demand 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-4-elasticities-of-demand-2.md)
  - [1.2.5 Elasticity & Revenue](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-5-elasticity-and-revenue.md)
  - [1.2.6 Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-6-supply.md)
  - [1.2.7 Elasticity of Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-7-elasticity-of-supply.md)
  - [1.2.8 Price Determination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-8-price-determination.md)
  - [1.2.9 Price Mechanism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-9-price-mechanism.md)
  - [1.2.10 Consumer & Producer Surplus](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-10-consumer-and-producer-surplus.md)
  - [1.2.11 Indirect Taxes & Subsidies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-11-indirect-taxes-and-subsidies.md)
  - [1.2.12 A-A* (AO3/4) - Taxing Prices or Quantities?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-12-a-a-ao34-taxing-prices-or-quantities.md)
  - [1.2.13 Alternative View of Consumer Behaviour](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-13-alternative-view-of-consumer-behaviour.md)
  - [1.2.14 End of Topic Test - Markets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-14-end-of-topic-test-markets.md)
  - [1.2.15 A-A* (AO3/4) - Markets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/1-2-15-a-a-ao34-markets.md)

### 2 Market Failure
- 2.1 Market Failure
  - [2.1.1 Types of Market Failure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-1-types-of-market-failure.md)
  - [2.1.2 Externalities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-2-externalities.md)
  - [2.1.3 The Deadweight Welfare Loss of Externalities](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-3-the-deadweight-welfare-loss-of-externalities.md)
  - [2.1.4 A-A* (AO3/4) - The Externalities of Education](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-4-a-a-ao34-the-externalities-of-education.md)
  - [2.1.5 Public Goods](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-5-public-goods.md)
  - [2.1.6 Information Gaps](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-6-information-gaps.md)
  - [2.1.7 End of Topic Test - Market Failure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-7-end-of-topic-test-market-failure.md)
  - [2.1.8 Application Questions - Market Failure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-1-8-application-questions-market-failure.md)
- 2.2 Government Intervention
  - [2.2.1 Government Intervention in Markets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-1-government-intervention-in-markets.md)
  - [2.2.2 Subsidies & Price Controls](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-2-subsidies-and-price-controls.md)
  - [2.2.3 Pollution Permits & Regulation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-3-pollution-permits-and-regulation.md)
  - [2.2.4 A-A* (AO3/4) - European Emissions Trading](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-4-a-a-ao34-european-emissions-trading.md)
  - [2.2.5 State Provision & Information Provision](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-5-state-provision-and-information-provision.md)
  - [2.2.6 Government Failure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-6-government-failure.md)
  - [2.2.7 End of Topic Test - Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-7-end-of-topic-test-government-intervention.md)
  - [2.2.8 A-A* (AO3/4) - Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/2-2-8-a-a-ao34-government-intervention.md)

### 3 The UK Macroeconomy
- 3.1 Measures of Economic Performance
  - [3.1.1 Measuring Economic Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-1-measuring-economic-growth.md)
  - [3.1.2 National Income Data](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-2-national-income-data.md)
  - [3.1.3 Inflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-3-inflation.md)
  - [3.1.4 Causes of Inflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-4-causes-of-inflation.md)
  - [3.1.5 Consequences of Inflation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-5-consequences-of-inflation.md)
  - [3.1.6 Employment & Unemployment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-6-employment-and-unemployment.md)
  - [3.1.7 Causes & Impact of Unemployment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-7-causes-and-impact-of-unemployment.md)
  - [3.1.8 A-A* (AO3/4) - Hysteresis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-8-a-a-ao34-hysteresis.md)
  - [3.1.9 Balance of Payments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-9-balance-of-payments.md)
  - [3.1.10 Current Account Deficit & Imbalances](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-10-current-account-deficit-and-imbalances.md)
  - [3.1.11 End of Topic Test - Economic Performance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-11-end-of-topic-test-economic-performance.md)
  - [3.1.12 Application Questions Macroeconomy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-1-12-application-questions-macroeconomy.md)
- 3.2 Aggregate Demand
  - [3.2.1 Aggregate Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-2-1-aggregate-demand.md)
  - [3.2.2 Consumption](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-2-2-consumption.md)
  - [3.2.3 Investment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-2-3-investment.md)
  - [3.2.4 Government Expenditure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-2-4-government-expenditure.md)
  - [3.2.5 Net Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-2-5-net-trade.md)
  - [3.2.6 End of Topic Test - Aggregated Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-2-6-end-of-topic-test-aggregated-demand.md)
  - [3.2.7 Application Questions - AD](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-2-7-application-questions-ad.md)
- 3.3 Aggregate Supply
  - [3.3.1 Aggregate Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-3-1-aggregate-supply.md)
  - [3.3.2 End of Topic Test - Aggregated Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-3-2-end-of-topic-test-aggregated-supply.md)
  - [3.3.3 A-A* (AO3/4) -Aggregate Supply](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-3-3-a-a-ao34-aggregate-supply.md)
- 3.4 National Income
  - [3.4.1 National Income](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-4-1-national-income.md)
  - [3.4.2 Injections & Withdrawals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-4-2-injections-and-withdrawals.md)
  - [3.4.3 Equilibrium Level of Real National Output](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-4-3-equilibrium-level-of-real-national-output.md)
  - [3.4.4 Multiplier Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-4-4-multiplier-effect.md)
  - [3.4.5 End of Topic Test - National Income](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-4-5-end-of-topic-test-national-income.md)
  - [3.4.6 Application Questions - National Income](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-4-6-application-questions-national-income.md)
- 3.5 Economic Growth
  - [3.5.1 Causes of Economic Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-5-1-causes-of-economic-growth.md)
  - [3.5.2 Output Gaps](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-5-2-output-gaps.md)
  - [3.5.3 Business Cycle](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-5-3-business-cycle.md)
  - [3.5.4 Impact of Economic Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-5-4-impact-of-economic-growth.md)
  - [3.5.5 End of Topic Test - Economic Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-5-5-end-of-topic-test-economic-growth.md)
  - [3.5.6 A-A* (AO3/4) - Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/3-5-6-a-a-ao34-growth.md)

### 4 The UK Economy - Policies
- 4.1 Macroeconomic Objectives & Policies
  - [4.1.1 Possible Objectives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-1-possible-objectives.md)
  - [4.1.2 Demand-Side Policies - Monetary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-2-demand-side-policies-monetary.md)
  - [4.1.3 Demand-Side Policies - Monetary 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-3-demand-side-policies-monetary-2.md)
  - [4.1.4 A-A* (AO3/4) - The Future of Interest Rates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-4-a-a-ao34-the-future-of-interest-rates.md)
  - [4.1.5 Demand-Side Policies - Fiscal](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-5-demand-side-policies-fiscal.md)
  - [4.1.6 Demand-Side Policies in 2007-08](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-6-demand-side-policies-in-2007-08.md)
  - [4.1.7 Strengths & Weaknesses of Demand Side](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-7-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-demand-side.md)
  - [4.1.8 Supply-Side Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-8-supply-side-policies.md)
  - [4.1.9 Supply-Side Policies 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-9-supply-side-policies-2.md)
  - [4.1.10 Conflicts Between Objectives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-10-conflicts-between-objectives.md)
  - [4.1.11 A-A* (AO3/4) - Conflicting Incentives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-11-a-a-ao34-conflicting-incentives.md)
  - [4.1.12 Phillips Curve](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-12-phillips-curve.md)
  - [4.1.13 End of Topic Topic - Policies & Objectives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-13-end-of-topic-topic-policies-and-objectives.md)
  - [4.1.14 Application Questions - UK Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/4-1-14-application-questions-uk-policies.md)

### 5 Business Behaviour
- 5.1 Business Growth
  - [5.1.1 Size & Types of Firms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-1-1-size-and-types-of-firms.md)
  - [5.1.2 Business Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-1-2-business-growth.md)
  - [5.1.3 Pros & Cons of External Expansion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-1-3-pros-and-cons-of-external-expansion.md)
  - [5.1.4 Demergers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-1-4-demergers.md)
  - [5.1.5 End of Topic Test - Business Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-1-5-end-of-topic-test-business-growth.md)
  - [5.1.6 A-A* (AO3/4) - Business Growth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-1-6-a-a-ao34-business-growth.md)
- 5.2 Business Objectives
  - [5.2.1 Business Objectives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-2-1-business-objectives.md)
  - [5.2.2 End of Topic Test - Business Objectives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-2-2-end-of-topic-test-business-objectives.md)
  - [5.2.3 Application Questions - Business Objectives](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-2-3-application-questions-business-objectives.md)
- 5.3 Revenues, Costs & Profits
  - [5.3.1 Revenue](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-3-1-revenue.md)
  - [5.3.2 Costs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-3-2-costs.md)
  - [5.3.3 Economies & Diseconomies of Scale](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-3-3-economies-and-diseconomies-of-scale.md)
  - [5.3.4 Profits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-3-4-profits.md)
  - [5.3.5 Profits 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-3-5-profits-2.md)
  - [5.3.6 End of Topic Test - Revenue, Costs & Profits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-3-6-end-of-topic-test-revenue-costs-and-profits.md)
  - [5.3.7 A-A* (AO3/4) - Revenue, Costs & Profit](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/5-3-7-a-a-ao34-revenue-costs-and-profit.md)

### 6 Market Structures
- 6.1 Market Structures
  - [6.1.1 Efficiency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-1-efficiency.md)
  - [6.1.2 Perfect Competition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-2-perfect-competition.md)
  - [6.1.3 Perfect Competition 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-3-perfect-competition-2.md)
  - [6.1.4 Monopolistic Competition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-4-monopolistic-competition.md)
  - [6.1.5 Oligopolies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-5-oligopolies.md)
  - [6.1.6 The Prisoner's Dilemma](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-6-the-prisoners-dilemma.md)
  - [6.1.7 Collusion in Oligopolistic Markets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-7-collusion-in-oligopolistic-markets.md)
  - [6.1.8 A-A* (AO3/4) - Which Factors Affect Collusion?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-8-a-a-ao34-which-factors-affect-collusion.md)
  - [6.1.9 Monopolies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-9-monopolies.md)
  - [6.1.10 Price Discrimination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-10-price-discrimination.md)
  - [6.1.11 Monopsony](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-11-monopsony.md)
  - [6.1.12 A-A* (AO3/4) - Models in Economics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-12-a-a-ao34-models-in-economics.md)
  - [6.1.13 Contestability](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-13-contestability.md)
  - [6.1.14 Benefits of Contestability](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-14-benefits-of-contestability.md)
  - [6.1.15 End of Topic Test - Market Structures](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-15-end-of-topic-test-market-structures.md)
  - [6.1.16 Application Questions - Market Structures](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-16-application-questions-market-structures.md)
  - [6.1.17 A-A* (AO3/4) - Cereal Collusion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-1-17-a-a-ao34-cereal-collusion.md)
- 6.2 Labour Market
  - [6.2.1 Demand for Labour](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-1-demand-for-labour.md)
  - [6.2.2 Supply of Labour](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-2-supply-of-labour.md)
  - [6.2.3 Labour Market Imperfections](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-3-labour-market-imperfections.md)
  - [6.2.4 A-A* (AO3/4) - Labour Productivity & Unemployment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-4-a-a-ao34-labour-productivity-and-unemployment.md)
  - [6.2.5 A-A* (AO3/4) - What Level of Unionisation is Good?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-5-a-a-ao34-what-level-of-unionisation-is-good.md)
  - [6.2.6 Wage Determination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-6-wage-determination.md)
  - [6.2.7 Elasticity of Labour Supply & Demand](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-7-elasticity-of-labour-supply-and-demand.md)
  - [6.2.8 Intervention in Setting Wages](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-8-intervention-in-setting-wages.md)
  - [6.2.9 End of Topic Test - Labour Market](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-9-end-of-topic-test-labour-market.md)
  - [6.2.10 A-A* (AO3/4) - Labour Markets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-2-10-a-a-ao34-labour-markets.md)
- 6.3 Government Intervention
  - [6.3.1 Reasons for Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-1-reasons-for-government-intervention.md)
  - [6.3.2 Government Promotion of Competition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-2-government-promotion-of-competition.md)
  - [6.3.3 Usefulness of Competition Policy & Examples](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-3-usefulness-of-competition-policy-and-examples.md)
  - [6.3.4 A-A* (AO3/4) - Modern Competition Policy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-4-a-a-ao34-modern-competition-policy.md)
  - [6.3.5 Privatisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-5-privatisation.md)
  - [6.3.6 Government Regulation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-6-government-regulation.md)
  - [6.3.7 A-A* (AO3/4) - Nationalisation vs Privatisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-7-a-a-ao34-nationalisation-vs-privatisation.md)
  - [6.3.8 Government Protection of Suppliers and Employees](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-8-government-protection-of-suppliers-and-employees.md)
  - [6.3.9 Impact of Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-9-impact-of-government-intervention.md)
  - [6.3.10 End of Topic Test - Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-10-end-of-topic-test-government-intervention.md)
  - [6.3.11 Application Questions - Government Intervention](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/6-3-11-application-questions-government-intervention.md)

### 7 A Global Perspective
- 7.1 International Economics - Globalisation & Trade
  - [7.1.1 Globalisation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-1-globalisation.md)
  - [7.1.2 Globalisation for LEDCs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-2-globalisation-for-ledcs.md)
  - [7.1.3 Globalisation for MEDCs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-3-globalisation-for-medcs.md)
  - [7.1.4 Specialisation & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-4-specialisation-and-trade.md)
  - [7.1.5 Pattern of Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-5-pattern-of-trade.md)
  - [7.1.6 Terms of Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-6-terms-of-trade.md)
  - [7.1.7 Trading Blocs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-7-trading-blocs.md)
  - [7.1.8 UK, EU & WTO](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-8-uk-eu-and-wto.md)
  - [7.1.9 End of Topic Test - Globalisation & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-9-end-of-topic-test-globalisation-and-trade.md)
  - [7.1.10 A-A* (AO3/4) - Globalisation & Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-1-10-a-a-ao34-globalisation-and-trade.md)
- 7.2 International Economics - Currency
  - [7.2.1 Merged Currency](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-1-merged-currency.md)
  - [7.2.2 Restrictions on Free Trade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-2-restrictions-on-free-trade.md)
  - [7.2.3 Arguments for Protectionism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-3-arguments-for-protectionism.md)
  - [7.2.4 Arguments Against Protectionism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-4-arguments-against-protectionism.md)
  - [7.2.5 Balance of Payments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-5-balance-of-payments.md)
  - [7.2.6 Balance of Payments 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-6-balance-of-payments-2.md)
  - [7.2.7 Floating Exchange Rates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-7-floating-exchange-rates.md)
  - [7.2.8 Fixed Exchange Rate](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-8-fixed-exchange-rate.md)
  - [7.2.9 International Competitiveness](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-9-international-competitiveness.md)
  - [7.2.10 End of Topic Test - International Economy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-10-end-of-topic-test-international-economy.md)
  - [7.2.11 Application Questions - International Economics](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/7-2-11-application-questions-international-economics.md)

### 8 Finance & Inequality
- 8.1 Poverty & Inequality
  - [8.1.1 Absolute & Relative Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-1-1-absolute-and-relative-poverty.md)
  - [8.1.2 Inequality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-1-2-inequality.md)
  - [8.1.3 Inequality 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-1-3-inequality-2.md)
  - [8.1.4 Lorenz Curve](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-1-4-lorenz-curve.md)
  - [8.1.5 Government Policy on Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-1-5-government-policy-on-poverty.md)
  - [8.1.6 End of Topic Test - Poverty & Inequality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-1-6-end-of-topic-test-poverty-and-inequality.md)
  - [8.1.7 A-A* (AO3/4) - Inequality & Poverty](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-1-7-a-a-ao34-inequality-and-poverty.md)
- 8.2 Emerging & Developing Economies
  - [8.2.1 Measures of Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-1-measures-of-development.md)
  - [8.2.2 Factors Influencing Growth & Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-2-factors-influencing-growth-and-development.md)
  - [8.2.3 Barriers to Development](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-3-barriers-to-development.md)
  - [8.2.4 Barriers to Development 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-4-barriers-to-development-2.md)
  - [8.2.5 A-A* (AO3/4) - The Bottom Billion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-5-a-a-ao34-the-bottom-billion.md)
  - [8.2.6 Development Strategies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-6-development-strategies.md)
  - [8.2.7 Interventionist Strategies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-7-interventionist-strategies.md)
  - [8.2.8 Aid](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-8-aid.md)
  - [8.2.9 International Institutions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-9-international-institutions.md)
  - [8.2.10 International Institutions 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-10-international-institutions-2.md)
  - [8.2.11 End of Topic Test - Emerging & Developing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-11-end-of-topic-test-emerging-and-developing.md)
  - [8.2.12 Application Questions - Developing Countries](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-2-12-application-questions-developing-countries.md)
- 8.3 The Financial Sector
  - [8.3.1 Role of Financial Markets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-3-1-role-of-financial-markets.md)
  - [8.3.2 Market Failure in the Financial Sector](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-3-2-market-failure-in-the-financial-sector.md)
  - [8.3.3 Role of Central Banks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-3-3-role-of-central-banks.md)
  - [8.3.4 End of Topic Test - The Financial Sector](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-3-4-end-of-topic-test-the-financial-sector.md)
  - [8.3.5 A-A* (AO3/4) - Financial Sector](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-3-5-a-a-ao34-financial-sector.md)
- 8.4 Role of the State in the Macroeconomy
  - [8.4.1 Public Expenditure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-4-1-public-expenditure.md)
  - [8.4.2 Taxation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-4-2-taxation.md)
  - [8.4.3 Public Sector Finances](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-4-3-public-sector-finances.md)
  - [8.4.4 End of Topic Test - Role of the State](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-4-4-end-of-topic-test-role-of-the-state.md)
  - [8.4.5 Application Questions - Role of the State](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/8-4-5-application-questions-role-of-the-state.md)

### 9 Examples of Global Policy
- 9.1 International Policies
  - [9.1.1 Global Debt & Deficit Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-1-1-global-debt-and-deficit-policies.md)
  - [9.1.2 Poverty & Inequality Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-1-2-poverty-and-inequality-policies.md)
  - [9.1.3 Changes in Interest Rates](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-1-3-changes-in-interest-rates.md)
  - [9.1.4 Competitiveness Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-1-4-competitiveness-policies.md)
  - [9.1.5 End of Topic Test - International Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-1-5-end-of-topic-test-international-policies.md)
  - [9.1.6 A-A* (AO3/4) - International Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-1-6-a-a-ao34-international-policies.md)
- 9.2 Policy Responses to Shocks
  - [9.2.1 International Tax Policies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-2-1-international-tax-policies.md)
  - [9.2.2 Problems for Policymakers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-2-2-problems-for-policymakers.md)
  - [9.2.3 End of Topic Test - Policy Responses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-2-3-end-of-topic-test-policy-responses.md)
  - [9.2.4 Application Questions - Policy Responses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/economics/edexcel/9-2-4-application-questions-policy-responses.md)