Resource of the Week - Guide to Writing Economics Essays

Our resource this week is a guide to writing essays in economics. It is designed to show students how to create the perfect economics essay response. You can download the resource directly by clicking here.

This is a great resource for students to use to develop their understanding of essay based answers in economics. Many students who choose economics have numerical strengths but may struggle with longer essay-based responses.

The good news is that economics is an analytical subject. The examiners are not looking for creativity or originality. If essay writing is not your strength then this short guide can be used for almost any essay response to give you good points and even better evaluation.

This resource looks at government intervention and is quite explanatory. It explores:

• Structure

• Introduction/Definitions

• Graphs

• Evaluation

• Conclusion

The biggest issue for students in economics is that they do not know how to put together a longer essay response. By following the simple steps in our resource, any student can apply this method and secure top marks in the exam. We hope that this resource will be used to aid students’ understanding of how to craft a great economics essay. From all of us at Libra Education, never stop learning!