The IB Trainer Blog Index: Explore All Topics by Theme

Introduction to Economics Index

All you need to start your IB Economics course:

1- What is Economic Prosperity?

2- Why You Should Take IB Economics?

3- The Division of Labour

4- A Beginner’s Guide to IB Economics

5- The Big Economic Questions

6- Scarcity and Opportunity Cost

7- The Production Possibility Curve PPC / PPF

8- The Circular Flow Model

9- Evolution of Economic Thought

Microeconomics Index
All our blog posts on elasticity, externalities, consumer choice, market failure, market power and more - with real-life examples and exam-focused explanations.

1- Supply

2- Rational Consumer Choice (HL)

3- Bounded Self-Control (HL)

4- Business Objectives (HL)

5- Market Equilibrium

6- Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)

7- Demand

10-Income Elasticity of Demand (YED)

11- PES (Price Elasticity of Supply)

12- Balancing the Market Game Price Controls (Part 1)

13- Balancing the Market Game (Part 2): Taxes, Subsidies & Nudges

14- Market Failure

15- Market Failure in Common Pool Resources

16- Externalities

17- Public Goods

18- Asymmetric Information (HL)

19- Market Power Part 1: Perfect Competition

20- Market Power Part 2: How Firms Chase Profit

21- Market Power Part 3: Monopoly and Natural Monopoly

22- Market Power Part 4: Oligopoly, Collusion, and Game Theory

23- Market Power Part 5: Measuring Market Power Monopolistic Competition

24- Price Controls: When Politicians Try to Fix Markets

25- Pollution Economics

26- Regulation vs Deregulation

27- The Ultimate Guide to Public Goods

28- Taxation and taxation examples

Macroeconomics Index

Blog entries on the IB Economics macroeconomics topics including your favourite topics, fiscal and monetary policies, unemployment, inflation, macroeconomic objectives and more - with real-life examples and exam-focused explanations.

1- Free Markets: Inequality and the Circular Flow

2- Measuring Economics - GDP, GNI and the Circular Flow (Part 1)

3- Measuring Economics Can You Measure Happiness? (Part 2)

4- Aggregate Demand

5- Aggregate Supply

6- Macroeconomic Equilibrium - Monetarists vs Keynesians

7- Monetarist vs Keynesian - Economic Policy and Assumptions

8- The Story of Economic Growth

9- Unemployment More Than Just Numbers

10-Unemployment: Why Some Joblessness Is Just Inevitable

11- Inflation

12- Deflation

13- National Debt

14- Macroeconomic Goals

15- The Economics of Inequality

16- Understanding Poverty

17- Why Inequality Happens

18- How Governments Fight Inequality

19- Monetary Policy

20-Advanced Monetary Policy

21- Fiscal Policy

22- Fiscal Policy Part 2

23- Supply-Side Policies

24- Do Supply-Side Policies Work on Demand?

25- Inflation Part 2

26- The Evolution of Money

27- Bonds Explained

28- Interest Rates Explained

29- The Minimum Wage

30- The Minimum Wage Debate: Are Good Intentions Enough?

31- Economic Growth

32- Fighting Economic Downturns

33- Productivity and Economic Growth

34- The Labour Market Explained

35- Technology and Economic Growth

36- Does Economic Prosperity Actually Bring Happiness?

37- Corruption

38- Why Do Recessions Happen

39- Entrepreneurship and Say vs Schumpeter Entrepreneurship

Global Economy / International Trade Index

Everything from exchange rates and protectionism to globalisation and economic development - made digestible for IB learners.

1- Benefits of International Trade

2- Absolute vs. Comparative Advantage

3- Tariffs Explained

4- Quotas

5- Subsidies

6- Trade Protection

7- Economic Integration

8- Monetary Unions

9- The World Trade Organisation

10- Exchange Rates

11- Fixed Exchange Rates

12- Balance of Payments Part 1

13- Balance of Payments Part 2

14- Balance of Payments Part 3 (HL)

15- Sustainable Development

16- More Than Just Money: Economic Development

17- The Composite Indicators

18- Poverty Traps

19- 10 Roadblocks to Prosperity

20-The Political and Social Roadblocks

21- 10 Epic Strategies for Economic Growth & Development

22-Why Some Economic growth and development Strategies Shine While Others Flop

23- Sustainable Development Goals

HL IB Economics Index

Higher Level content on advanced theory, analysis techniques, and exam strategies.

SL IB Economics Index

Standard level content, analysis techniques and exam approaches.

Internal Assessment Support (Free to download)

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