Higher Economics
The whole 2026-27 Higher Economics course explained: markets, the UK and global economy, data questions, the new 70-mark exam and the assignment.
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Higher Economics changes in 2026-27, with a shorter 70-mark exam. This guide explains the whole course in plain English, with the diagrams you need and current UK and Scottish figures, all dated and sourced.
More about this guide
It covers how answers are marked, scarcity and choice, demand, supply and elasticity, costs and market structures, market failure, government finance and the main aims, policy and the multiplier, Scotland in the UK economy, trade, exchange rates and the balance of payments.
It also takes you through Section 1 sources, data and calculations and the assignment step by step, with answer plans for 42 Clarity questions, a progress tracker and a glossary.
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What’s inside
- The Higher Economics exam from 2027
- How Higher Economics answers are marked
- Scarcity, choice and the production possibility curve
- Demand, supply, markets and elasticity
- Production, costs and market structures
- Market failure and government intervention
- Government finance and the main economic aims
- Economic policies, national income and the multiplier
- Scotland in the UK economy
- Global trade, multinationals and exchange rates
- The balance of payments and the world economy
- Section 1: sources, data and calculations
- The assignment, step by step
- Answer plans: what full marks need
General study guidance for Scottish courses. Clarity Guides is independent and not linked to Qualifications Scotland, any school, council or exam body. Always check the latest course documents and ask your teacher.
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