Edexcel Paper 3: Synoptic Essays on Economic Development in Ghana

This is a set of four short videos looking at some development data and policy issues for the West African country of Ghana.

In the first video we walk through the contextual data on Ghana - the background that might be used for an exam question.

In the second video, we walk through a structured approach to this question:

"Using the data and your own knowledge, assess one micro and one macroeconomic factor that might limit economic development in Ghana."

In this video we walk through a synoptic essay based on this question.

"Using the data and your own knowledge, discuss one micro and one macroeconomic effect of the Ghana government introducing a new e-tax on mobile money transactions."

In this video we walk through a synoptic essay based on this question.

Using the data and your own knowledge, assess one micro and one macroeconomic consequence of large remittance inflows for the Ghanaian economy.