Economics Today Magazine

Economics Today brings the subject to life through the application of theory to current contexts.  Along the way, you’ll broaden, deepen and review understanding. This market-leading publication is essential reading for sixth form students and is also loved by undergraduates and those with a wider interest in economics.  And it’s now available in both print and digital formats. Join the thousands already seeing Economics everywhere!

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Our outstanding range of books

Our range of print books is tailored to exam board specifications: AQA, OCR, Edexcel Economics A and Edexcel Economics B.  You’ll find books for each part of your specification, revision guides and our data packed, exam skill themed guide “The UK Economy (2022 edition)”.  Especially popular for the new school year are our new Micro and Macro books.

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Buy digital access to our books or Economics Today and add linked multiuser accounts for your students to access our outstanding content.

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Model answers to all A level questions

An exemplar answer to each and every current specification A-level question for AQA, Edexcel ‘A’ and OCR, covering two specimen series of papers and each exam series from June 2017 onwards. All answers awarded full marks or very close to it, accompanied by comments on exam technique.

You can buy comprehensive packs, or answers by the paper, or to particular questions – our filters will help you find what you need!

Model Answers

Teaching resources

We’re building up our collection of teaching resources for you – we’ve loved the feedback on all those we’ve created so far.  Have a browse and please drop us a line at service@hitchedhike.com if there are resources you’d like to see us offer.  Oh – and if you have fantastic resources you’ve created and would like to earn royalties from, please also get in touch!

Teaching Resources

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We ask the pupils to buy a subscription to your magazine as the syllabus examines current economic issues. Roughly half the articles in the magazine were directly related to questions that were asked in the final exam last year. Also, the pupils have to do a piece of coursework looking at a specific economic issue and the magazine gives them, not only some great ideas, but great in-depth thought on the issue as well giving a starting point at least to work from.

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University of Exeter Economics Department

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We had very strong results this year, and these resources were a factor in this.”

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“The exam papers on ‘due’ topics have been brilliant for the last two exam series.

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Students have found the contemporary contexts stimulating and by covering a range of topics have helped them to be more thorough in their revision.

An incredibly useful resource, one of the most valuable items that we purchase.”

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Bishop's Stortford College

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“Economics Today is a must read for anyone curious about the economy and the world”

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Multi-million selling "undercover economist", senior columnist at Financial Times, broadcaster

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“As an A level Economics teacher of over 30 years, Economics Factory’s resources remain crucial to the delivery of my A level teaching in this subject.  I extensively use the model answers which students find highly informative and add significant value to their own subsequent responses.   I cannot commend the resources highly enough to you.”

 

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Head of Economics, Oaklands School

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“Economics Today is essential reading for budding economists everywhere, offering the latest topical thinking from experts on key subjects in the A-level curriculum and beyond”

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Senior Economic Adviser, HSBC

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All your resources are excellent, and we found the sample questions and answers particularly invaluable.”

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Essex

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I am ever so grateful.

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Nottingham Free School

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Nikki Owen

Portsmouth College

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These exam packs are by the far the most useful revision source I’ve used. The quality of answers and the detailed commentary makes me confident that I could achieve a high grade in A Level Economics. Just wish I found them earlier. Thanks, Peter/Ella!

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I’ve just received my latest pack of model answers.  Many thanks to Peter Cramp for putting these together.

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Rob Stevenson

Head of Economics, GSAL

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Louise Alderson

Principal Examiner, OCR

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London

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David Williams

Head of Economics

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