This is the second post in a series discussing the changes made to the new IB Economics Guide (first exams 2013) which can be found is on the IBO’s Online Curriculum Centre (OCC). The next posts will focus on the Syllabus Outline, while subsequent posts will cover Assessment and the Internal Assessment and changes that will impact the teaching of Economics at the Higher Level.
Two important modification have been made to the Syllabus Outline: Section 1 has been dropped from the course and learning outcomes have replaced listings of content topics that characterized the previous course guide.

