Leaving Cert Economics 2020

The 2020 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 2020 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 substitution effect, income effect, consumer demand · 16 marks
  • Q1 marginal utility, market equilibrium, government intervention · 75 marks
  • Q2 imperfect competition, monopolistic competition, non-price competition · 75 marks
  • Q2 economic development, social costs, less developed countries · 16 marks
  • Q3 full employment, multinational companies, gender pay inequality · 75 marks
  • Q3 unemployment, technological unemployment, government policy · 16 marks
  • Q4 costs of production, marginal cost, economies of scale, mergers · 75 marks
  • Q4 supply and demand, market equilibrium, subsidies · 16 marks
  • Q5 enterprise, marginal revenue product, price elasticity of demand, income elasticity of demand · 75 marks
  • Q5 banking, branch closures, economic effects · 16 marks
  • Q6 tariffs, subsidies, trade protectionism, international trade · 75 marks
  • Q6 fiscal policy, government intervention, keynesian economics · 17 marks
  • Q7 carbon tax, regressive taxation, government expenditure, homelessness · 75 marks
  • Q7 gig economy, labour market regulation · 17 marks
  • Q8 regional development, economic decline, government policy · 17 marks
  • Q8 national income, transfer payments, multiplier, national debt · 75 marks
  • Q9 oligopoly, kinked demand curve, price rigidity · 17 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
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