ECONOMICS-H460 · Cambridge OCR A Level
ECONOMICS-H460/21
Paper 2
Economics - H460 · 2024 · Variant 1
Relative difficulty
Analysis source: OCR
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4.2 / 5
240
360 min
Monetary and Fiscal Policy Integration
Cohort performance
Session statistics from official examination reports
Total marks
240
Duration
360 min
Session difficulty
4.2 / 5
Key examiner messages
Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise
The June 2024 OCR A Level Economics exam (H460) holds a high difficulty rating of 4.2 out of 5.
This is driven by highly integrated data response questions and challenging multi-step quantitative calculations across all three papers, particularly Paper 3 (Themes in Economics) which demands rapid synthesis of micro and macro concepts under tight time constraints.
Question difficulty map
How candidates performed on each question in this series
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Assessment objectives
Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary
Skill weighting
Shows the skill mix this paper tested most heavily.
AO1 - Knowledge w
Weight: 5100%Knowledge aAO2 -
Weight: 480%ApplicationAO3 -
Weight: 360%AnalysisAO4 -
Weight: 240%Evaluation
Weight: 120%
Method marks watchlist
Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost
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Recurring mistakes across years
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Question choice intelligence
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Level exemplars
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Grade & admission context
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Report type
Examiner report — national grade boundaries and question-level commentary
Deep insights
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Command word playbook
How to match each command word to the expected response style
Weigh arguments for and against with evidence; end with a supported judgement.
Give reasons and link mechanism to outcome; each point needs a because/so chain.
Show formula, substitution, and unit; method marks need visible working.
Identify similarities and differences explicitly — paired sentences or a table helps.
Name or point to the specific feature asked for — avoid extra explanation.
Time traps
Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks
Min per mark: 1.5
Min per mark: 1.5
Min per mark: 1.5
Min per mark: 1.5
Min per mark: 1.3
Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
The financial sector
44 marks this session
The interaction of labour markets
35 marks this session
Fiscal policy
35 marks this session
MCQ trap analytics
Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary
No data available in official reports
Topic heatmap across years
Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject
Mark intensity
The interaction of labour markets
Fiscal policy
The financial sector
Government intervention
Oligopoly
Costs and economies of scale
Employment
Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
H460/01 Microeconomics: H460/02 Macroeconomics: H460/03 Themes in Economics:
Marks you can still earn
Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit
No data available in official reports
Practise what examiners flagged
Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app
The financial sector
44 marks this session
Practise in RevuiThe interaction of labour markets
35 marks this session
Practise in RevuiFiscal policy
35 marks this session
Practise in RevuiSelf-diagnostic checklist
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- 1Message
The June 2024 OCR A Level Economics exam (H460) holds a high difficulty rating of 4.2 out of 5.
- 2Message
This is driven by highly integrated data response questions and challenging multi-step quantitative calculations across all three papers, particularly Paper 3 (Themes in Economics) which demands rapid synthesis of micro and macro concepts under tight time constraints.
Teacher briefing pack
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2024 2024
Economics - H460
The June 2024 OCR A Level Economics exam (H460) holds a high difficulty rating of 4.2 out of 5. This is driven by highly integrated data response questions and challenging multi-step quantitative calculations across all three papers, particularly Paper 3 (Themes in Economics) whi
The June 2024 OCR A Level Economics exam (H460) holds a high difficulty rating of 4.2 out of 5.
This is driven by highly integrated data response questions and challenging multi-step quantitative calculations across all three papers, particularly Paper 3 (Themes in Economics) which demands rapid synthesis of micro and macro concepts under tight time constraints.
- Total marks
- 240
- Duration
- 360 min
- Session difficulty
- 4.2 / 5
Session analysis
The June 2024 OCR A Level Economics exam (H460) holds a high difficulty rating of 4.2 out of 5. This is driven by highly integrated data response questions and challenging multi-step quantitative calculations across all three papers, particularly Paper 3 (Themes in Economics) which demands rapid synthesis of micro and macro concepts under tight time constraints.
Updated Jun 14, 2026
Paper breakdown
H460/01 Microeconomics: H460/02 Macroeconomics: H460/03 Themes in Economics:
Top chapters
Exam structure insights
Marks by chapter
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Mark accessibility
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73% within easy or medium reach
Command word frequency
Spot common command words so answers match the expected response style.
Question type mix
Compare the mark share of each paper section and question type.
Extended Evaluative Essays
150·6·63%
Medium Data-Response Questions
36·4·15%
Multiple Choice Questions
(MCQ)
30·30·13%
Short Answer Questions
(SAQ)
24·10·10%
Study ROI
Bigger bubbles recur more often; higher bubbles carry more marks, helping you rank revision priorities.
Difficulty trend
Compare difficulty across recent years.
Time vs marks
Compare marks with suggested time allocation to plan exam pacing.
H460/01 Section A (
0.67 m/minH460/01 Section B &
0.67 m/minH460/02 Section A (
0.67 m/minH460/02 Section B &
0.67 m/minH460/03 Section A (
0.75 m/minTotal marks
180
Total time
265 min
Avg pace
0.68
Cumulative marks ladder
The line is your running mark total question by question; dashed lines are the estimated grade cut-offs. See which question the line crosses your target grade at, so you know how far you must answer cleanly and which questions decide a band.
Next-year prediction
Topics worth watching next year, with the reason shown directly below each bar.
Perfect competition vs Contestability
85%85%
Exchange rate systems & Balance of Payments
80%80%
Difficulty Verdict
The June 2024 OCR A Level Economics exam (H460) holds a high difficulty rating of 4.2 out of 5. This is driven by highly integrated data response questions and challenging multi-step quantitative calculations across all three papers, particularly Paper 3 (Themes in Economics) which demands rapid synthesis of micro and macro concepts under tight time constraints.
Examiner notes & key calculations
- Monopolistic Competition Long Run: Many students struggled to show the demand curve (AR) shifting to become perfectly tangent to the average cost (AC) curve, leading to incorrect representations of normal profit.
- Natural Monopoly Regulation: Vague definitions of natural monopolies and failure to link falling long-run average costs (LRAC) over the entire market demand to the efficiency of having a single provider.
- Data-Response Precision: Candidates often made sweeping generalisations in trend comparison questions without citing specific numeric coordinate shifts or calculating percentage differentials.
Analysis is paraphrased for study purposes. Always verify against the official examiner report and mark scheme.