Kilroy's College

Kilroy's College

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Leaving Certificate Economics course

Course Contents

Remember, you can complete this Leaving Certificate Economics course within 6 to 24 Months of enrolling. So take your first step by contacting us today !

Please note the content shown below is 2025 syllabus. This course is also available for 2026 syllabus. Please contact college for details.

Higher Level

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Demand

Supply Curves

Monetary Policy

Inflation


Detailed Content

Introduction to Economics

  • Definitions of Economics
  • Introduction to Microeconomics
  • Markets
  • Demand and Supply - Price theory

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Demand

  • Theory of Demand
  • Price Effect

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Demand and Supply

  • Shifts in the Demand curve
  • Shifts in the Supply curve
  • The effects of changes in Demand and Supply on the Market equilibrium
  • Elasticity
  • Income Elasticity of Demand
  • Cross Elasticity of Demand

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Elasticity of Supply

  • Elasticity of Supply
  • Theory of supply
  • Production costs
  • Revenue, Costs and Profit

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Supply Curves

  • Supply Curves
  • Short run/Long run in perfect competition
  • Market Sructures
  • Perfect Competition
  • Monopoly
  • Imperfect Competition
  • Oligopoly

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Price Discrimination

  • Price Discrimination
  • Objectives other than profit maximisation
  • Factors of Production

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Supply of a factor of production

  • Supply of a factor of production
  • Land/ Capital/ Enterprise
  • Macroeconomics
  • Money/ Money supply
  • Bank Assets: Liquidity v Profitability

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Monetary Policy

  • Monetary Policy
  • Limitations on Commercial Banks' powers
  • Central Bank
  • Fiscal Policy

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International Trade

  • International Trade
  • International Finance

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Measurement of National Income

  • Measurement of National Income
  • Determination of National Income

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Inflation

  • Inflation
  • Economic Development and Growth
  • Population and Employment

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