■ECAA Section1
2020年ECAA S1真题展示
■ECAA Section2 经济论文写作解读
考试时长40分钟:
阅读一篇长度在800-1000单词的文章,完成一篇命题作文。
阅读材料的范围:
- 经济学家写的面向大众的著作(非学术专著)
-《经济学人》(The Economist)《金融时报》(The Financial Times)等媒体的专栏文章
时间分配建议:
学生需在5分钟之内阅读完文章并列出写作提纲
写作长度建议:
450-600单词
该考试并不直接考察阅读材料的知识点和论证方式,但学生需在写作中体现出对文章内容的理解,切记文章中要包括Evaluation部分。命题分为两类:
1、Structured
提问方式接近A Level试卷,在A Level作答基础上需加入更多对理论和现实的理解。
例:
2、Unstructured
例:
-回答Unstructured的题目时,学生需将其分解为几个小问题,以便使用合适的框架
-针对该题的参考框架:
Introduction:
-How does cooperation happen in a small system, when someone could be in charge? (keep this part brief)
Analysis:
-What features of a large market allows for cooperation without an explicit leader? (Large number of players, predictability, medium of exchange, common knowledge, etc)
Evaluation:
-Could such cooperation fail or be disrupted?
-Were there implicit leaders, or hierarchical structures within the market players?
Synthesis:
-Conditions for an efficient market