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Every question from every OCR A-Level Economics paper, 2021–2025, question by question. Filter by topic, paper or year, open the mark scheme under any question, and download a set as a PDF.

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478 questions

  1. Q1(a)(i)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
    The whole paper ↗
    June 2025 Paper 1, question 1(a)(i): Using information from the stimulus material, explain the term external costs. [2]

  2. Q1(a)(ii)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 1(a)(ii): Using information from the stimulus material, explain the term information failure. [2]

  3. Q1(b)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 1(b): Refer to lines 15–19. Calculate the percentage change in branded water bottle consumption predicted by 2028. [2]

  4. Q1(c)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 1(c): ‘Bottled water has seen a huge increase in its popularity in the last 50 years.’ Lines 1–2. Explain, using an appropriate diagram, the impact on the level of pr

  5. Q1(d)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    8 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 1(d): ‘Both the market power and the environmental impact of the water industry have been a topic of much debate in the UK recently.’ Lines 20–21. Evaluate, using evi

  6. Q1(e)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    12 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 1(e): (e)* Two-thirds of England’s biggest water companies employ key executives who previously worked at the water regulator OFWAT. Lines 38–39. Evaluate, using evid

  7. Q2

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 2: 2* The term ‘Pepsi price power’ has been used to describe how the soft drink giant has been able to increase their revenue by raising price even against the bac

  8. Q3

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 3: 3* The price of oil rose to $79.90 per barrel in July 2023. Over the same period, food price inflation reached 13.4% in the UK. Evaluate, using an appropriate d

  9. Q4

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 4: 4* Supporters of the free market have long argued that supply and demand lead to the most effective allocation of society’s scarce resources. However, those in

  10. Q5

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 5: 5* During the COVID pandemic the UK government used information provision in various ways. These included advice on washing hands, the importance of vaccination

  11. Q1(a)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 1(a): Using information from the stimulus material, identify two reasons for imposing export tariffs. 1. [2]

  12. Q1(b)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 1(b): Using Fig. 1, explain how Bolivia’s level of development compared to Argentina’s level of development in 2021. [2]

  13. Q1(c)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 1(c): Calculate Bolivia’s index of average import prices in 2021. [2]

  14. Q1(d)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 1(d): Using Fig. 2 and the stimulus material, explain the relationship between the inflation rate and current account balance of the selected countries in 2021. [4]

  15. Q1(e)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    8 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 1(e): Using information from the stimulus material, evaluate whether Bolivia should keep a fixed exchange rate. [8]

  16. Q1(f)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    12 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 1(f): (f)* Using information from the stimulus material, evaluate whether Bolivia’s income tax revenue is likely to increase in the future. [12]

  17. Q2

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 2: 2* In February 2023, the Bank of England raised the base rate of interest from 3.5% to 4%. There were concerns that this could reduce the country’s economic gro

  18. Q3

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 3: 3* In January 2023, Japan had an unemployment rate of 2.4%. It was considered to be achieving full employment. Evaluate, with the use of an appropriate diagram(

  19. Q4

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 4: 4* The Central African Republic has a very uneven distribution of income and a low Human Development Index (HDI) value. Evaluate whether a very uneven distribut

  20. Q5

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 5: 5* In 2023 the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) overtook the G7 countries in their share of world GDP. Evaluate whether the UK government s

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