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Economics A r
r Sample Assessment Materials
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Economics A (8EC0)
r r r r r r r r r r
First teaching from September 2015
r r r r
First certification from 2016
r r r Issue 2
r
,Edexcel,rBTECrandrLCCIrqualifications
Edexcel,rBTECrandrLCCIrqualificationsrarerawardedrbyrPearson,rtherUK’srlargestrawardingrbo
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lsronrourrcontactrusrpageratrqualifications.pearson.com/contactus
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countriesrworkingrtorhelprpeoplerofrallragesrtormakermeasurablerprogressrinrtheirrlivesrthr
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rtextbooks,rjournals,rmagazinesrandrotherrpublicationsrandrwebsites.)
Allrinformationrinrthisrdocumentrisrcorrectratrtimerofrpublication.
Originalrorigamirartwork:rMarkrBolitho
Origamirphotography:rPearsonrEducationrLtd/NakirKouyioumtzis
ISBNr978r1r4469r3894r2
Allrthermaterialrinrthisrpublicationrisrcopyright
©rPearsonrEducationrLimitedr2016
,Summary of Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary
r r r r r r r r
GCE in Economics A SAMs Issue 2 changes
r r r r r r r
Summaryrofrchangesrmaderbetweenrpreviousrissuerandrthisrcurren Pagernumber
trissue
Instructionronrcalculatorsraddedrtorfrontrcoverrofr8EC0/01 5
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Earlierrissuesrshowrpreviousrchanges.
Ifryourneedrfurtherrinformationronrtheserchangesrorrwhatrtheyrmean,rcontactrusrviarourrwe
bsiterat:rqualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html.
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