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A comprehensive textbook and eBook written specifically for the 2020 IB Diploma Economics curriculum. Designed to aid students’ understanding of real-world economics, it features clearly differentiated content for your Standard and Higher Level learners, and uses clear, accessible English for English as a Second Language (ESL) students.
- Clearly differentiated content for both Standard and Higher Level learners.
- Includes highly visual graphs and topical examples to aid learners’ understanding of real-world economics.
- Contains answers to quantitative exercises found throughout the book.
- IB Essentials: Economics provides condensed support that’s perfect for EAL learners and ideal for revision.
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Try out our free mini Economics lessons with your class
We have put together this interactive lesson plan with Jason Welker, creator of The Economics Classroom and co-author of our new IB Diploma Economics Student Book. Watch these videos with your class using the discussion points for each. We'd love to know how you get on, share your thoughts on our Facebook Page