Welcome to the 57th edition of our Newsletter EdGenie's 📜 Sunday Scroll...

Every Sunday I send out actionable tips, tricks and real-world application insights from my 15 year experience coaching students to achieve As and A*s in their Economics A Levels via EdGenie.

Hey Genies,

Many of you need to boost or secure your predicted grades over the next 2-3 months.

(And yes, this applies to Year 12s as well!)

But here’s the thing:

Don’t just keep doing the same thing if it’s not working.

Remember Einstein’s famous words: ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

So, how do we level up? 🤔

Let’s use these 4 strategies:

1️⃣ Organise Your Support Mechanism:

Make sure you have all the appropriate go-to people, books, and platforms.

Utilise them every single day, week and month.

There’s nothing worse than needing help or wanting to secure top grades but not asking soon enough. 🚨

2️⃣ Learn Everything in Context:

For example, if you understand profit maximisation and revenue maximisation with real-world examples, it’ll be much easier to consume and retain that information.

Think about how these topics apply in the real world—it’s a game changer. 🌍

3️⃣ Start Doing Question Practice:

If you haven’t been doing enough question practice, now is the time.

For example: You know business objectives as a topic—now practice answering questions like:

Evaluate whether firms should always profit maximise (25 marks).

Blurt out your answers, structure your essay plans, and write full essays.Get used to questions by topic so they don’t stump you in the exam. ✍️

4️⃣ Get Feedback on Your Work:

Don’t assume you’re on the right track.

Get consistent feedback to ensure you’re operating at the level you need to be.

And don’t just rely on what your school or teacher says.

Thousands of students miss out on their university offers because of over-reliance on just one source. 🔍

​EdGenie🧞‍♂️is built on these principles and trust me, they work when you apply them.

So, what are you waiting for? Get started and start boosting those grades! 💪

Emre 🧞‍♂️

🍊 Orange juice prices have soared: Concentrate orange-juice futures have quadrupled since 2021, reaching $5.80 per pound in September.

Q. Explain why global orange production has decreased, focusing on the issues in Florida and Brazil.
A. Florida has faced a sharp decline in orange production due to hurricanes, rising costs, and pest issues, while Brazil, the largest global producer, has struggled with extreme droughts and the citrus greening disease. Together, these factors have severely reduced the supply of oranges, leading to higher prices.

Q. Explain the concept of 'concentrate orange-juice futures' and why soft-drink producers use them.
​ A. Concentrate orange-juice futures are contracts used to lock in the price of orange juice concentrate at a future date, protecting producers from price volatility. Soft-drink producers use these futures to hedge against the risk of fluctuating prices in the orange juice market due to supply disruptions.

Q. Explain the impact of citrus greening on the supply of oranges and how it affects pricing.
A. Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that turns oranges sour and eventually kills the trees, significantly reducing the supply of healthy oranges. With fewer oranges available, prices increase as demand remains strong, pushing up the cost of orange juice.
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​Q. Evaluate the potential long-term effects of Brazil's drought and citrus greening on the global orange juice market.
A. The long-term effects could include sustained higher prices and potential shortages, especially as it takes four years for new trees to bear fruit. Persistent droughts and disease could cause farmers to abandon orange production altogether, reducing global supply even further, thus impacting both producers and consumers.

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