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A-level / Post-16 resources
Resources for A-level / Post-16 teachers and students.
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Classroom activities
These resources are intended to challenge students to think beyond the syllabus and analyse real world issues.
Economic Review
Economic Review magazine provides articles which make recent academic research accessible for A-level and post-16 students, apply economic theory to real-world situations and sharpen students’ skills. IFS regularly contributes to the magazine. Some articles are included here, by kind permission of the publishers.
Find out moreExplainers
Explainers give clear, short overviews of topics. These come in a variety of formats including video, audio and text.
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Podcasts
To accompany our podcasts, we provide a set of questions designed for A-Level and post-16 economics students to discuss.
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Case studies
What does life look like as a research economist at the IFS? See our case studies to find out.