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    99 ATAR possible?

    Love your attitude :) It is definitely possible.
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    HSC 2017 Predictions Thread [Economics]

    I reckon these are likely to come up: Case Study Fiscal (OR policy mix) Micro
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    can i get 80?

    Yes. You could even get 90 or 95, believe me.
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    Tim Riley Graphs

    In my experience doing HSC papers, graphs that are not mentioned in the syllabus are not directly assessable. But they can add depth to your essays. Especially the Keynesian 45 degree line model (infl/defl gap) to show the multiplier effect (eg in an essay about fiscal policy).
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    Which Year 11 & 12 Economics Textbook?

    I used mostly the Dixon textbook, it offers very clear explanations. But I also owned the Riley textbook, which goes into more depth.
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    Main difference between cash receipts and cash payments

    In the context of the Balance of Payments, cash receipts refers to money coming into Australia (also called credits). Cash payments refers to money paid by Australians to foreigners (also called debits).
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    UNSW Economics Competition Tomorrow

    The year 11 and 12 exam is the same, they include all of the year 11 and 12 HSC eco syllabuses and some 1st year uni microeconomics stuff (eg monopoly, perfect competition, game theory) They also sometimes ask about the members of the cabinet like the Treasurer so some easy marks there.
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    Is it going to be tough getting 95+ ATAR at a school ranked in the 150-200

    You'll need to be 1st (or close to that) in all of your subjects, but it's very possible!!
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    Which HSC Subject Should I Drop?

    Drop the one you like less because you'll be less motivated to study for it.
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    What happens to my peers assessment mark if a discrepancy is found in my exam mark?

    Re: What happens to my peers assessment mark if a discrepancy is found in my exam mar Great question. I would like to know the answer to this. I do know that if your remark resulted in a higher mark your ATAR can change (provided the extra mark(s) would push you up to the next 0.05).
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    Haploid and Diploid

    Great answer I agree completely :)
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    Tips for Multiple Choice

    I found doing HSC MC questions very helpful. I did all the HSC MC questions from 2015-2005. Fortunately, they don't take that long. For every question you get wrong, make sure you understand why. Soon you'll get a feel for the way in which HSC exam writers think about economic concepts and it...
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    Managed Peg Exchange Rate

    They are very similar to the adv/disadvs of a fixed exchange rate, such as +Governments and people engaging in trade have more certainty about the exchange rate +Less speculation (although this is debatable) -Government must hold large foreign exchange reserves -Lack of free capital flows
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    8th edition of Australia in the global economy workbook

    They're available on the pearson website if you bought the book. I haven't seen a pdf floating around, though.
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    Help on essay on protection

    Sounds good to me! Start by outlining methods of protection in paragraph 1 (but remember the question wants you to talk about the effects so the discussion of methods short) Then you could have 1 paragraph for domestic impacts on economic development, 1 para on domestic impacts on growth...
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    Questions regarding atar estimate, half-yearlies and stress

    Believe me, you don't need 90% raw in each subject to get 97+ ATAR!! If you got 90 raw in every subject, you'd be pretty close to 99.95. Check out rawmarks.info, raw marks align upwards heaps so your HSC marks will be alot higher than the raw marks in exams. I believe you certainly can get 97+...
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    Multiple choice help! [Preliminary Eco]

    I got 1B 2C (D might be correct but it doesn't address the amount of savings) 3C
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    Dilemma : Dropping chemistry or biology ?!

    Check topscores.info and put in your school details to see the number of band6s for each subject. However a top 5 rank in bio is very likely to be better than 30/70 for chem. Bio scaling is only slightly worse than chem and your performance in exams (marks, ranks) are much, much more important...
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    Is Australia's Current Account in surplus currently?

    Australia has had a CAD for the last 2 decades and it's currently -4.6% of GDP. :) Edit: yes CAD stands for Current Account deficit.
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