# Junior Cert Business Studies: Our Economy questions

> Every Junior Cert Business Studies exam question on Our Economy, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

Canonical: https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/business-studies/topic/our-economy

Scarcity, factors of production, supply and demand, government finance and taxation, economic indicators such as inflation and unemployment, and social and economic issues such as housing.

30 past Business Studies questions on this topic, spanning 2019 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q8 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q9 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q11 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q15 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q16 (60 marks): sustainability, european union - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2025

- Q2 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=3)
- Q3 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q12 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q16 (60 marks): household budgets, saving and investing - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q18 (60 marks): international trade, sustainability, consumer rights - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=18)

### 2024

- Q2 (6 marks): sustainability - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=3)
- Q4 (6 marks): household budgets - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q5 (6 marks): employment - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q9 (6 marks): saving and investing - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q13 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q14 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q16 (60 marks): globalisation, marketing, sustainability - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q18 (60 marks): household budgets, borrowing, banking - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=23)

### 2023

- Q17 (60 marks): final accounts, business finance - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=15)
- Q18 (60 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=19)

### 2022

- Q8 (6 marks): ethical consumption - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q11 (6 marks): sustainability - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q14 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q15 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q16 (60 marks): trade unions, marketing, technology in business - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2019

- Q10 (6 marks): entrepreneurship - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q13 (6 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q16 (60 marks): technology in business, consumer rights, ethical consumption - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q17 (60 marks): analysed cash book, double entry bookkeeping - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)
- Q18 (60 marks): volunteering, employment, wages and deductions - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2019/JC042CLP000EV.pdf#page=17)

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