WJEC Economics case studies in past papers

June 2025

• Heating UpAS Unit 2, June 2025 · 6 questionsHeat, Manufacturers, Heating Up, Research, Sales
• All about tradeAS Unit 2, June 2025 · 6 questionsWales, Welsh, Agriculture, Australian, Transport, Petroleum

June 2024

• REDUCING THE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGEAS Unit 2, June 2024 · 5 questionsETS, EU ETS, UK ETS, Replace the EU ETS, European Union, Governments
• A NEW COAL MINE IN THE UKAS Unit 2, June 2024 · 5 questionsEuropean, Russia, Steel, Climate Change Committee, Whitehaven in Cumbria, CEO of British Steel

June 2023

• SIN CITYAS Unit 2, June 2023 · 5 questionsPhiladelphia, USA, GDP, Entertainment Healthcare Food, Education Philadelphia USA, Foreign Restaurant Sugary
• THE WELSH ECONOMYAS Unit 2, June 2023 · 2 questionsWales, Welsh, CITB, Asia and Oceania Sub-Saharan, Caribbean European Union, Construction Industry

June 2022

• SALMON FARMING IN SCOTLANDAS Unit 2, June 2022 · 6 questionsScottish, Farmed, Salmon, Scottish Environment Protection, Water Consumption, Carbon Footprint
• INTERESTING INTEREST RATESAS Unit 2, June 2022 · 5 questionsBank of England, UK Monetary Policy, Tracker Mortgage, Quarterly GDP, Daily Mirror, Calum Bennie

June 2019

• A BRIDGE TOO FAR!AS Unit 2, June 2019 · 5 questionsSevern Crossings, Wales, London Congestion Charge, Cardiff Bristol Bath, Renamed The Prince, England and Wales
• CHANCELLOR UNDER PRESSUREAS Unit 2, June 2019 · 5 questionsPotential, UK Government Spending, Chancellor, Public, General Election, Phillip Hammond

June 2018

• PLASTIC BAGS: TO CHARGE OR NOT TO CHARGE?AS Unit 2, June 2018 · 6 questionsWales, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Bags for Life, According, Millions
• HAS BRAZIL'S BUBBLE BURST?AS Unit 2, June 2018 · 5 questionsBrazil, GDP, Brazilian, China, USA, Alternatively Mr Tombini

June 2017

• ALL THAT IS GOLD DOES NOT GLITTERAS Unit 2, June 2017 · 4 questionsGold, Country Tonnes China, Troy Ounce in US, Papua New Guinea, India and China, Bingham Canyon
• Education, Education, Education or Inflation, Inflation, InflationAS Unit 2, June 2017 · 6 questionsInflation, Education, Alacrity Foundation, Bank Rate, Wales, Office for National Statistics

June 2016

• RECESSION TESTS RUSSIA'S RESILIENCEAS Unit 2, June 2016 · 6 questionsRussia, Russian, Central Bank, GDP, World Trade Organisation, Russian Inflation Rates
• WALES BOTTOM OF THE UK'S WEALTH TABLEAS Unit 2, June 2016 · 7 questionsWales, Welsh, GVA, Gross Value Added, GDP, IWA