CAMBRIDGE IGCSE
IGCSE Economics Tutor
Syllabus code: 0455
- Make economic ideas easier to understand and explain.
- Build accurate answers from simple language, diagrams and data.
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
- The basic economic problem and opportunity cost.
- Resource allocation, price changes and elasticity.
- Households, workers, firms and different market structures.
- Government objectives and macroeconomic policies.
- Living standards, population and economic development.
- International trade, globalisation and environmental issues.
02
WHERE IT GETS TRICKY
Common difficulties
- Confusing an economic definition with an everyday meaning.
- Writing a long description when the question asks for a causal link.
- Missing the significance of a percentage or a trend.
03
FROM STUCK TO CLEAR
How I teach this subject
- Unpack unfamiliar terminology with an everyday situation.
- Construct diagrams in stages, with axes and relationships explained.
- Build an answer one logical step at a time.
04
PREPARE WITH A PURPOSE
Exam support
- Paper 1: practise multiple-choice reasoning and eliminate distractors.
- Paper 2: interpret source material and develop structured responses.
- Separate explain, analyse and discuss tasks before writing.
- Use timed past-paper practice and corrections to target lost marks.
05
BETWEEN LESSONS
Resources provided
- Glossaries and concise topic revision notes.
- Diagram practice sheets and data-reading tasks.
- Chapter questions with model answers for self-checking.
06
A CLOSER LOOK
Subject-specific questions
Is a movement along a curve the same as a shift?
- A change in the good’s own price causes a movement along its curve.
- A relevant non-price change can shift the curve.
Can a single statistic prove my conclusion?
- Check the comparison, time period and wider context.
- Avoid claiming more than the evidence supports.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Let’s get started.
- Share your level, learning priorities and preferred timings.