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Introducing the A-Level Economics Application Matrix

Geoff Riley

10th April 2026

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What is it? A free, interactive revision tool bringing real-world examples to your A-Level Economics studies - works on any device, no login required!

Microeconomics

  • We start with 16 UK market/industry profiles - Housing, Energy, Supermarkets, Airlines, Banking, Streaming, Gyms, Pharmaceuticals, and more.
  • Each market includes: key players, market structure, barriers to entry, economies of scale, externalities, government intervention, and market failures
  • Behavioural economics examples for key markets (anchoring, present bias, default effects)
  • Concept → Context tool - select any concept (PED, oligopoly, externalities, price discrimination) and see real examples across multiple industries

Macroeconomics

  • 18 economy profiles - Developed (USA, UK, Germany, Japan), Emerging (China, India, Brazil, Turkey), and Developing (Ghana, Bangladesh, Egypt)
  • Data includes: GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, HDI, Gini coefficient, trade, debt, and policy rates
  • Compare economies - side-by-side comparison of any two countries
  • Trend indicators show whether key metrics are improving or worsening

Personalisation

  • Favourite markets and economies for quick access
  • Add your own notes to any profile - saved automatically
  • Export/Import your favourites and notes as a backup
  • Dark mode for late-night revision!

Exam-board agnostic

  • Suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and IB Economics
  • Terminology notes where specs differ (e.g. merit/demerit goods)

Data Sources

  • IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, ONS, and more — all linked for further research

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.