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Extended Essay: Economics

A guide for DP students to guide the completion of the extended essay writing process

Economics - Subject Specific Guidance

Individuals and societies: An Introduction

Economics: Overview

Choice of Topic: Includes examples of topics and directions for formulating a research question

Treatment of the Topic: Includes examples of topics, research questions and possible approaches

Interpreting the Assessment Criteria: See exactly how you will be graded on each criterion.

Reading Tips by Subject Area

Past Papers, RPPF and Assessment - See examples of how the EE is assessed

 

Economics: Example A

 

Economics: Example B

 

 

 

 

 

These are a few examples of EEs that have been assessed.

Before you open the essay and the RPPF, take a look at the

assessment to see what grade was achieved on a particular paper.

Alternately, you may wish to open and read the EE and then guess

how well it scored, but be sure to CHECK THE GRADES!

 

Econ/Business Resources

Statista (no password needed in school)

Business in Peru

Business Management (password HERE)

The Economist (password HERE)

Bloomberg: Business Week magazine

Statistic Brain: Marketing (and other categories)

Social Science Statistics: A tool for managing stats

Data USA: Statistics for loads of topics

MSHS Library Databases and Passwords

Search the library catalog

Search eBooks and Images on JSTOR

Resources for Individuals & Societies

You may use Wikipedia and google to gain background information about your topic; however, the sources you cite in your paper must be well-respected publications.

In general: websites are frowned on, all sources must have a real human author, and databases are required.

Library Passwords Doc

Helpful Databases (use passwords doc above)

Helpful Resources