Two boards, two different papers
Pearson Edexcel IAL Economics runs from markets in action through to developments in the global economy as separate units. CAIE structures things differently: multiple-choice and data-response-and-essay papers, split across AS and A-level stages. Get clear on which one you're sitting before you build a revision timetable around either shape.
A diagram is an answer, not an illustration
Supply and demand diagrams and similar models aren't decoration for your written answer, they're an answer in their own right. A correctly drawn, labelled diagram that you explicitly refer back to in your prose earns marks independently of anything you write. So practise drawing them accurately and quickly, then actually mention them by name when you're writing.
Use the data you were actually given
When a question hands you a data extract, use it: specific figures, trends, named details. Generic economic theory that ignores the source material in front of you leaves marks on the table that were there for the picking.
Building an answer that actually evaluates
Weigh up more than one side of a policy question before you reach a judgement. Use economic terminology precisely, in context, not just as vocabulary you're showing off. And don't stop once you've listed both sides. Reach an actual conclusion that weighs what you've just argued.
Where marks quietly disappear
Watch for drawing a diagram and never mentioning it again in your written answer, mixing up commonly paired terms like fiscal and monetary policy or direct and indirect tax, and one-sided evaluation on questions that explicitly ask for balance.
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