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(8EC0)   First teaching from September 2015   \nFirst certification from 2016  Issue 2  \nPearson  \nEdexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCEin Economics A (8EC0)  \nSpecification  \nFirst certification 2016 Issue 2  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further information, please visit our qualification  \nwebsites [at www.edexcel.com](at www.edexcel.com), [www.btec.co.uk](www.btec.co.uk) [or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively](or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively),  \nyou can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at [www.edexcel.com/contactus](www.edexcel.com/contactus)  \nAbout Pearson  \nPearson is the world's leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at: [www.pearson.com/uk](www.pearson.com/uk)  \nThis specification is Issue 2. Key changes are sidelined. We will inform centres of any changes to this issue. The latest issue can be found on the Pearson website:  \n[qualifications.pearson.com](qualifications.pearson.com)  \nReferences to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein.(Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)  \nAll information in this specification is correct at time of publication.  \nOriginal origami artwork: Mark Bolitho  \nOrigami photography: Pearson Education Ltd/Naki Kouyioumtzis  \nISBN 978 1 446 93892 8  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2016  \nSummary of Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Economics A Specification Issue 2 changes  \n\n| Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue | Page number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Change to section 2.1.1 c) subject content | 12 |\n| Changes to wording of sections 2.4.4 c) and 2.4.4 f) subject content | 16 |\n\nEarlier issues show previous changes.  \nIf you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: [qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html](qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html).  \nFrom Pearson’s Expert Panel for World Class Qualifications  \n“The reform of the qualifications system in England is a profoundly important change to the education system . 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