IB Economics SL · 2022 to 2025

2.3 Competitive market equilibrium

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2.3 Competitive market equilibrium

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 2.3 Competitive market equilibrium

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 2 of them have no matching questions in this archive.

  • 0

    2.3.1

    Market equilibrium

    No question tagged to this topic in the 35 Economics SL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it
  • 14

    2.3.2

    Changes in equilibrium

    5 questions · in 14% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P2 TZ3

  • 0

    2.3.3

    Functions of the price mechanism

    No question tagged to this topic in the 35 Economics SL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it
  • 3

    2.3.4

    Consumer and producer surplus

    1 question · in 3% of papers

    Less common

    last May 24 P2 TZ1

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Micro-topic20222023202420252026
2.3.2Changes in equilibriumOccasional
1Changes in equilibrium, 2022: 1 question·Changes in equilibrium, 2023: 0 questions2Changes in equilibrium, 2024: 2 questions1Changes in equilibrium, 2025: 1 question1Changes in equilibrium, 2026: 1 question
·Consumer and producer surplus, 2022: 0 questions·Consumer and producer surplus, 2023: 0 questions1Consumer and producer surplus, 2024: 1 question·Consumer and producer surplus, 2025: 0 questions·Consumer and producer surplus, 2026: 0 questions
2.3.3Functions of the price mechanismNo matches in this archive
·Functions of the price mechanism, 2022: 0 questions·Functions of the price mechanism, 2023: 0 questions·Functions of the price mechanism, 2024: 0 questions·Functions of the price mechanism, 2025: 0 questions·Functions of the price mechanism, 2026: 0 questions
2.3.1Market equilibriumNo matches in this archive
·Market equilibrium, 2022: 0 questions·Market equilibrium, 2023: 0 questions·Market equilibrium, 2024: 0 questions·Market equilibrium, 2025: 0 questions·Market equilibrium, 2026: 0 questions
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen
  • No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined

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10 exam sessions from 2022 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 6 papers in this archive.

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Changes in equilibrium (2.3.2): in 14% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ3. Usually "Explain", worth about 6 marks in a paper that includes it.

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