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

Ordinary Level

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

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Foundations: Economic Concepts, Systems & ThoughtDemand, Supply, Elasticity & Market EquilibriumCosts of Production & the FirmMarket Structures & CompetitionMarket Failure & Government InterventionFactors of Production & Income DistributionLabour Market, Employment & UnemploymentNational Income & Economic ActivityMoney, Banking, Inflation & Monetary PolicyGovernment & Public Finance (Fiscal Policy & Taxation)International Trade, Balance of Payments & the EUEconomic Growth, Development & Population
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