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Cambridge IGCSE · 0455
IGCSE Economics practice questions, by topic
Eggzams has 872 original IGCSE Economics questions for the Cambridge IGCSE 0455 syllabus, organised into 13 topics. Topics include The Basic Economic Problem, The Allocation of Resources: Demand, Supply and Price Determination, The Allocation of Resources: Price Changes and Elasticity of Demand and Supply, The Allocation of Resources: Market and Mixed Economic Systems and Market Failure and Money, Banking and Foreign Trade. Every question has an explanation after you answer, so a wrong answer becomes a mini-lesson.
Sample IGCSE Economics questions
Here is the kind of question you will get, with the explanation that follows every answer. These are free in the app.
IGCSE Economics (0455) · Money, Banking and Foreign Trade
A system of swapping goods directly without money is called:
Barter is the direct exchange of goods/services without money.
IGCSE Economics (0455) · Microeconomic Decision-makers: Firms, Costs, Revenue and Objectives
Costs that change with the level of output are called:
- Variable costs
- Sunk costs
- Average costs
- Fixed costs
Variable costs (like raw materials) change as output changes.
IGCSE Economics (0455) · Government and the Macroeconomy: Aims, Policies, Employment and Inflation
People who are willing and able to work but cannot find a job are:
- Unemployed
- Self-employed
- Economically inactive
- Retired
The unemployed are those able and willing to work but without a job.
Topics covered: 13 topics, 872 questions
IGCSE Economics on Eggzams is split into the topics below, so you can drill exactly the part you find hardest instead of working through a textbook in order. Each topic has its own progress tracker.
- The Basic Economic Problem
- The Allocation of Resources: Demand, Supply and Price Determination
- The Allocation of Resources: Price Changes and Elasticity of Demand and Supply
- The Allocation of Resources: Market and Mixed Economic Systems and Market Failure
- Money, Banking and Foreign Trade
- Microeconomic Decision-makers: Households and Workers
- Microeconomic Decision-makers: Firms, Costs, Revenue and Objectives
- Microeconomic Decision-makers: Firms, Mergers, Scale, Productivity and Market Types
- Government and the Macroeconomy: Aims, Policies, Employment and Inflation
- Government and the Macroeconomy: Economic Growth and Recession
- Government and the Macroeconomy: Fiscal, Monetary and Supply-side Policies
- Economic Development: Living Standards, Poverty and Population
- International Trade and Globalisation: Trade, Exchange Rates and Balance of Payments
How to practise IGCSE Economics with Eggzams
Pick one topic, answer a short run of questions, and read the explanation after every answer, right or wrong. Repeat the topics where your accuracy is lowest. Questions come in easy, medium and hard, so you can build up in each topic and see the difficulty rise as you improve.
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Frequently asked
How many IGCSE Economics practice questions does Eggzams have?
872 original questions across 13 topics, each with an explanation.
Are these real IGCSE Economics past paper questions?
No. Every question is written from scratch and checked against the current syllabus. Eggzams never copies or reproduces past exam papers.
Is IGCSE Economics practice free?
The first 5 questions in every topic are free once you create a free account. A one-time payment of $9.99 unlocks everything in the app, with no subscription.
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