IB Economics Tutoring for Students in the UAE
IB Economics is a diagram subject, and the diagram is marked as an answer rather than as an illustration.
- 3 examined components, weighted as shown below
- 8 syllabus areas mapped to your scheme of work
- Taught by a specialist in this subject, not a generalist
- 90-minute online lessons, scheduled in UAE time
How it is examined
The components, what each one is worth, and what it asks for. Planning revision without this in front of you is how students spend weeks on the part that carries the fewest marks.
| Component | Weight | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 · SL: 75 min / HL: 75 min | SL: 40% / HL: 20% | Essay questions (micro and macro) |
| Paper 2 · SL: 75 min / HL: 75 min | SL: 40% / HL: 30% | Data-response questions |
| Paper 3 · 75 min | HL: 30% | HL Policy Paper |
What the syllabus covers
Unit by unit, in the awarding body’s own terms so you can match it against your school’s scheme of work.
Core and SL content
Microeconomics (supply, demand, elasticity, market failure) · Macroeconomics (GDP, inflation, unemployment, fiscal/monetary policy) · International Trade · Development Economics
Additional HL content
Theory of the Firm (cost, revenue, profit analysis) · Market Structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly) · Welfare Analysis (consumer/producer surplus) · Advanced Macroeconomic Models
Where marks are actually lost
Axes labelled, curves labelled, the shift drawn in the right direction and the new equilibrium marked — each of those is a mark, and each is routinely dropped by students who understand the economics perfectly. Drawing correctly under time is a motor skill, and it improves by repetition rather than by understanding, which is why we drill it separately from the theory.
The three internal assessment commentaries are the other concentration, and they are also where students give away the most. Each is a short piece on a recent news article, and the criteria reward applying a named diagram to that article and evaluating the policy in context. A commentary written on a stale article, or one that summarises the news rather than analysing it, caps itself before the writing quality matters.
The internal assessment
The IA is marked by your teacher against published criteria and moderated by the IB. We supervise it — we do not write it, because Economics coursework a student cannot defend is worth less than a weaker piece they can.
Selecting suitable news articles and citing sources
Selecting suitable news articles and citing sources
Applying relevant economic theory and concepts
Applying relevant economic theory and concepts
Drawing accurate, fully labelled diagrams
Drawing accurate, fully labelled diagrams
Economic evaluation and critical analysis
Economic evaluation and critical analysis
Ensuring variety across syllabus sections
Ensuring variety across syllabus sections
Frequently asked questions
The questions UAE students and parents ask us most often about this program.
Related programs
Other preparation tracks students often combine with this one.
IB Diploma Tutoring
Subject-specialist tutoring for IB Diploma students, at Higher and Standard Level, covering taught content, internal assessments and the core. Delivered online and planned around your school’s deadlines.
IB Pricing
The Diploma is not one thing to buy. Six subjects, an extended essay, internal assessments and TOK each need something different, and they are priced separately here so you can buy only what you need.
How it works
Every student starts with a free consultation and ends with a plan that has a date on it. What happens in between depends on which exam you are sitting.
Tell us where Economics is going wrong
Send a recent piece of marked work or a test paper with the marks on it. That shows us more in five minutes than a description of the problem does in an hour.