CAIE 9708 Economics Past Papers

Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9708 Economics: 4 papers, 118 past papers from 2021 to 2025 (including v1–v3 variants); 58 can be taken online on Sagacia.

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Papers

Paper	Type	Marks	Minutes	Papers	Online
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (AS)	multiple choice	30	60	29	27
Paper 2 AS Level Data Response and Essays	written	60	120	30	1
Paper 3 Multiple Choice (A Level)	multiple choice	30	75	29	29
Paper 4 A Level Data Response and Essays	written	60	120	30	1

Past papers by series

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Series	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3	Paper 4
Oct/Nov 2025		v1 v2 v3		v1 v2 v3
May/June 2025	v1 v2 v3 v4	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3 v4	v1 v2 v3
Feb/March 2025	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2024	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
May/June 2024	v1 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
Feb/March 2024	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2023	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
May/June 2023	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
Feb/March 2023	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2022	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
May/June 2022	v1 v2 v3 v4	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v1 v2 v3
Feb/March 2022	v2	v2	v2	v2
Oct/Nov 2021	v1 v2 v3	v2 v3	v1 v2 v3	v2 v3

Grade threshold overview

Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total. The table averages the latest 8 series (all variants).

Paper	Max	A	B	C	D	E
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (AS)	30	24 (79%)	20 (68%)	17 (57%)	14 (48%)	12 (39%)
Paper 2 AS Level Data Response and Essays	60	25 (42%)	22 (36%)	18 (30%)	14 (24%)	11 (18%)
Paper 3 Multiple Choice (A Level)	30	23 (78%)	20 (68%)	18 (60%)	16 (52%)	14 (46%)
Paper 4 A Level Data Response and Essays	60	37 (62%)	31 (52%)	28 (47%)	24 (41%)	20 (34%)

Topic coverage (share of marks)

Based on fully verified past papers, sorted by share of marks.

Paper 1 Multiple Choice (AS)

3.2 Methods and effects of government intervention in markets58 marks · 7%

2.1 Demand and supply curves53 marks · 7%

6.3 Current account of the balance of payments52 marks · 6%

4.3 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply analysis46 marks · 6%

4.6 Price stability43 marks · 5%

2.2 Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand43 marks · 5%

Paper 3 Multiple Choice (A Level)

7.6 Different market structures78 marks · 9%

8.3 Labour market forces and government intervention68 marks · 8%

7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits56 marks · 6%

8.2 Equity and redistribution of income and wealth54 marks · 6%

8.1 Government policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure53 marks · 6%

9.3 Employment/unemployment48 marks · 6%

Paper 4 A Level Data Response and Essays

7.6 Different market structures36 marks · 60%

7.3 Efficiency and market failure20 marks · 33%

7.4 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits4 marks · 7%