This course is designed for students in their second year of IB studying HL Economics, as well as those in first-year looking to get ahead. In each lesson, students revise the key syllabus points, diagrams and consider past paper questions.
This course is designed primarily for students in their second year of IB studying HL Economics. Alternatively, the first year IB students may use this course to get ahead of their peers. It is a recap of the IB Economics Development Syllabus focusing on Section 4. This is a good course for students to take while they are studying this content in the classroom to ensure they have learnt the key points or as a revision tool. In each lesson, we will revise the key syllabus points, diagrams and consider past paper questions.
Course Content
9 LESSONS
9 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
Economic Growth, Development and International Development Goals
60 minutes
Lesson 2
Characteristics and Diversity Among Less Economically Developed Countries
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Measuring Methods for Development
60 minutes
Lesson 4
The Role of Domestic Factors to Economic Development
60 minutes
Lesson 5
The Role of International Trade: Problems and Strategies
60 minutes
Lesson 6
The Role of Foreign Direct Investments
60 minutes
Lesson 7
The Role of Foreign Aid and Multilateral Development Assistance
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Foreign Debt
60 minutes
Lesson 9
The Balance Between Markets and Intervention
60 minutes
Key Skills
Trade Strategies
Interventionalist Strategies
Development Goals
Measuring Development
Educator
Kimberley C
Science, Maths and Economics Educator
Alongside working towards her corporate finance exams, Kimberley teaches students in biology, physics, maths and economics to help them work toward their GCSEs and IB exams.