Edexcel IGCSE

Edexcel IGCSE Economics (4XEC1)

Edexcel International GCSE Economics (Modular) is examined in two units. Unit 1 covers microeconomics and business economics: how markets work, why they sometimes fail, and how businesses and governments respond. Unit 2 covers macroeconomics and the global economy: government objectives and policies, globalisation, international trade and exchange rates.

This section follows the official specification topic by topic, so you can see exactly what you need to learn for each unit.

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Specification at a glance

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Economics (Modular) (9–1)

ModularCode 4XEC1Graded 9 to 1

Unit	Length	Marks	Weight
Unit 1: Microeconomics and Business Economics 4WEC1/01	1 hour 30 minutes	80	50%
Unit 2: Macroeconomics and the Global Economy 4WEC2/01	1 hour 30 minutes	80	50%

Each unit has four compulsory questions worth 20 marks each, and a single tier of entry.
Questions mix multiple-choice, data-response, short open-response and extended open-response questions.
Units are available in June and November and can be sat in any order or resat, on paper or on screen. A cash-in code (4XEC1) combines the unit results into one overall grade.

Syllabus topics

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18 topics

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Edexcel IGCSE Economics (4XEC1)

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Unit 1 · The market system

Unit 1 · Business economics

Unit 2 · Government and the economy

Unit 2 · The global economy

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