Leaving Cert Economics 2019

The 2019 Leaving Cert Economics exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2019 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 individual demand, market demand, market equilibrium, rent control · 75 marks
  • Q1 equi-marginal principle, marginal utility, consumer behaviour · 16 marks
  • Q2 monopoly, price discrimination, long-run equilibrium, large-scale business · 75 marks
  • Q2 labour demand, unemployment, labour supply curve · 16 marks
  • Q3 price elasticity of demand, cross price elasticity of demand, total revenue · 75 marks
  • Q3 economic development, economic growth · 16 marks
  • Q4 costs of production, marginal cost, marginal revenue product, skills shortage · 75 marks
  • Q4 history of economic thought, keynesian economics · 16 marks
  • Q5 characteristics of money, electronic money, interest rates, government budget surplus · 75 marks
  • Q5 imperfect competition, long-run equilibrium, supernormal profit · 16 marks
  • Q6 composite price index, real wage, inflation, national competitiveness · 75 marks
  • Q6 free trade area, customs union, international trade · 17 marks
  • Q7 national debt, unemployment, economic indicators · 17 marks
  • Q7 national income statistics, multiplier, marginal propensity to consume, shadow economy · 75 marks
  • Q8 income tax, fiscal policy, disposable income · 17 marks
  • Q8 progressive tax, regressive tax, carbon tax, social policy · 75 marks
  • Q9 ageing population, labour force, government policy · 17 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2019 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 imperfect competition, monopolistic competition, market entry · 75 marks
  • Q1 economic institutions, abbreviations · 16 marks
  • Q2 demand and supply, market equilibrium, shifts in demand and supply, electric vehicles · 75 marks
  • Q2 perfect competition, market structures, equilibrium · 16 marks
  • Q3 labour market, labour force participation, skills shortages · 75 marks
  • Q3 factors of production · 16 marks
  • Q4 history of economic thought, economists · 16 marks
  • Q4 international trade, balance of trade, opportunity cost, rainy day fund · 75 marks
  • Q5 national income, gnp, percentage calculation · 16 marks
  • Q5 money and banking, non-cash payments, interest rates, post office closures · 75 marks
  • Q6 taxation, tax evasion, vat, budget 2019 · 75 marks
  • Q6 circular flow of income, injections and leakages · 17 marks
  • Q7 taxation, usc, disposable income · 17 marks
  • Q7 national income, multinational companies, corporation tax, multiplier · 75 marks
  • Q8 scarcity, resources · 17 marks
  • Q8 economic terms, infrastructure, rural development, economic decline · 75 marks
  • Q9 costs of production, fixed costs, variable costs · 17 marks
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