IB Economics HL · 2022 to 2025

2.6 Elasticity of supply

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HL archive · 2022 to 2025

2.6 Elasticity of supply

Latest exam session: May 2025

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Micro-topics in 2.6 Elasticity of supply

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  • 6

    2.6.1

    Price elasticity of supply (PES)

    2 questions · in 6% of papersAppears in 2 of the 32 Economics HL papers analysed (6%), at least once each.

    Occasional

    last May 25 P2 TZ1

  • 3

    2.6.2

    Determinants of PES

    1 question · in 3% of papersAppears in 1 of the 32 Economics HL papers analysed (3%), at least once each.

    Less common

    last May 25 P1 TZ3

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Micro-topic20222023202420252026
2.6.1Price elasticity of supply (PES)Occasional
1Price elasticity of supply (PES), 2022: 1 question·Price elasticity of supply (PES), 2023: 0 questions·Price elasticity of supply (PES), 2024: 0 questions1Price elasticity of supply (PES), 2025: 1 question·Price elasticity of supply (PES), 2026: 0 questions
2.6.2Determinants of PESLess common
·Determinants of PES, 2022: 0 questions·Determinants of PES, 2023: 0 questions·Determinants of PES, 2024: 0 questions1Determinants of PES, 2025: 1 question·Determinants of PES, 2026: 0 questions
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen

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Which Economics HL exam sessions are covered for 2.6 Elasticity of supply?

8 exam sessions from 2022 to 2025, the latest May 2025. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 3 papers in this archive.

Which 2.6 Elasticity of supply topic comes up most?

Price elasticity of supply (PES) (2.6.1): in 6% of papers, last seen May 25 P2 TZ1. Usually "find / solve", worth about 2 marks in a paper that includes it.

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