Pearson Edexcel A-level Economics past papers and mark schemes
30 papers · June 2017 – June 2025
The codes 9EC0/01, 9EC0/02 and 9EC0/03 belong to Paper 1: Markets and Business Behaviour, Paper 2: The National and Global Economy and Paper 3: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics in Pearson Edexcel A-level Economics (9EC0). Each is a 2 hour paper marked out of 100, and the past papers below are grouped under those headings.
This page has 30 papers with a mark scheme for every one. Of them, 27 come from exam series spanning June 2017 to June 2025, and 3 are specimens. Most files are hosted by Pearson, while 3 open on Physics & Maths Tutor instead. A small number, 3 in all, also come with an insert. Try each paper in 2 hours without notes, then mark it honestly against the mark scheme and write down the points you missed.
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Paper 1: Markets and Business Behaviour9EC0/01
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 1 Introduction to markets and market failureThe nature of economics · The nature of demand · The nature of supply · How markets work: price determination and the price mechanism · How markets work: the price mechanism in action · Market failure and externalities · Market failure: public goods and information gaps · Government intervention and government failure
- 3 Business behaviour and the labour marketBusiness growth · Revenues, costs, profits and objectives · Market structure: perfect competition and monopoly · Market structure: monopolistic competition and oligopoly · Pricing strategies and contestable markets · The labour market · Government intervention to promote competition
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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| June 2025 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2024 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| October 2020 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2019 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2017 | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen | 9EC0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 2: The National and Global Economy9EC0/02
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 2 The UK economy – performance and policiesMeasures of economic performance: economic growth · Measures of economic performance: inflation, unemployment and the balance of payments · Aggregate demand · Aggregate supply · National income and macroeconomic equilibrium · Economic growth · Macroeconomic policy objectives · Macroeconomic policies
- 4 A global perspectiveGlobalisation and trade · Trading blocs and restrictions on trade · The balance of payments and exchange rates · Poverty and inequality in developed and developing countries · Emerging and developing economies · Strategies influencing growth and development · The financial sector · The role of the central bank · The role of the state in the macroeconomy
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2024 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| October 2020 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2019 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2017 | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen | 9EC0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
Opens on Pearson, Physics & Maths Tutor
Paper 3: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics9EC0/03
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 1 Introduction to markets and market failureThe nature of economics · The nature of demand · The nature of supply · How markets work: price determination and the price mechanism · How markets work: the price mechanism in action · Market failure and externalities · Market failure: public goods and information gaps · Government intervention and government failure
- 2 The UK economy – performance and policiesMeasures of economic performance: economic growth · Measures of economic performance: inflation, unemployment and the balance of payments · Aggregate demand · Aggregate supply · National income and macroeconomic equilibrium · Economic growth · Macroeconomic policy objectives · Macroeconomic policies
- 3 Business behaviour and the labour marketBusiness growth · Revenues, costs, profits and objectives · Market structure: perfect competition and monopoly · Market structure: monopolistic competition and oligopoly · Pricing strategies and contestable markets · The labour market · Government intervention to promote competition
- 4 A global perspectiveGlobalisation and trade · Trading blocs and restrictions on trade · The balance of payments and exchange rates · Poverty and inequality in developed and developing countries · Emerging and developing economies · Strategies influencing growth and development · The financial sector · The role of the central bank · The role of the state in the macroeconomy
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2024 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| October 2020 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2019 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2017 | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen | 9EC0/03 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Common questions
- Where can I find Edexcel Economics mark schemes?
- Every paper on this page has its mark scheme linked in the same row. Each link opens the PDF where it is hosted.
- Which years of Edexcel Economics past papers are here?
- The page lists 27 papers from 9 exam series, June 2017 to June 2025, and 3 specimen or sample papers.
- Do any papers come with an insert?
- Yes. 3 of the papers here have a separate insert, linked in the same row as the paper.
- Are these the official Edexcel papers?
- They are the papers set by Edexcel. Links open the PDF where it is hosted: 27 on the Pearson website and 3 on Physics & Maths Tutor. Reschedule is independent and not affiliated with any exam board.
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