CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL
AS & A Level Economics Tutor
Syllabus code: 9708
- Develop economic reasoning that goes beyond the first effect.
- Shape data, models and competing arguments into a clear position.
Your lessons with Mihir Sir
- 10+ years of teaching experience
- One-to-one and group classes
- Mumbai/Thane and online
- Personalised pace and learning goals
01
THE COURSE MAP
What students learn
- AS: economic ideas, the price system and intervention.
- AS: macroeconomic indicators and government policy.
- AS: trade, exchange rates and international economic issues.
- A Level: consumer choice, efficiency and market failure.
- A Level: production, market structures and labour markets.
- A Level: growth, development and advanced policy analysis.
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WHERE IT GETS TRICKY
Common difficulties
- Drawing an essay into a topic summary rather than answering its question.
- Treating a model’s assumptions as if they always hold.
- Presenting two sides without deciding which is stronger in context.
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FROM STUCK TO CLEAR
How I teach this subject
- Plan the central argument before writing the introduction.
- Stress-test a model using changes in assumptions and market conditions.
- Compare policy effects across objectives, groups and time periods.
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PREPARE WITH A PURPOSE
Exam support
- AS Paper 1: multiple-choice questions on the AS content.
- AS Paper 2: data response and microeconomic/macroeconomic essays.
- A Level Paper 3: multiple-choice practice on the additional content.
- A Level Paper 4: advanced data response and essay technique.
- Timed papers: refine selection, pacing and substantiated evaluation.
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BETWEEN LESSONS
Resources provided
- Separate AS and A Level topic notes.
- Calculation drills, diagram tasks and essay-plan examples.
- Past-paper question sets with model responses and feedback.
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A CLOSER LOOK
Subject-specific questions
Will every older paper match my examination?
- Check the syllabus year before selecting questions.
- Use older material only where the content and question demands still fit.
Must I include every argument I know?
- Choose arguments that directly address the command word and issue.
- Develop your strongest reasoning instead of listing disconnected points.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Let’s get started.
- Share your level, learning priorities and preferred timings.