In JAMB Economics Syllabus, The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Economics is to prepare the candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:

1. demonstrate sufficient knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts, tolls and their general applications to economic analysis;

2. identify and explain the basic structure, operations and roles of the various economics units and institutions (national and international);

3. describe major economic activities – production, distribution and consumption;

4. identify and appraise the basic economic problems of society;

5. develop the competence to proffer solutions to economic problems.

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Aderinto, A.A names(s)? (1996). Economics: Exam Focus, Ibadan: University Press Plc. Black, J. (1997). Oxford Dictionary of Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Eyiyere, D.O. (1980). Economics Made Easy, Benin City, Quality Publishers Ltd.

Fajana, F et al (1999). Countdown to SSCE/JME Economics Ibadan: Evans Falodun, A.B. et al (1997). Round-up Economics, Lagos: Longman

Kountsoyiannis, A. (1979). Modern Microeconomics, London: Macmillan

Lawal, O.A. (1985). Success in Economics, London: John Muray.

Lipsey, R.G. (1997). An Introduction to Positive Economics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Samuelson, P and Nordhaus, W. (1989). Economics, Singapore: McGraw-Hill

Udu E and Agu G.A. (2005). New System Economics: a Senior Secondary Course, Ibadan: Africana FIRST Publishers Ltd.

Wannacott and Wannacott (1979). Economics, New York: McGraw-Hill. Wisdomline Pass at Once JAMB.


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