IB Economics SL Extended Essay Example

The student chose a specific time, place, and issue, which gives the investigation a clear direction.

The student connected the topic to relevant economics ideas such as tourism spending, shortages, and externalities.

The student's line of enquiry is understandable and generally suitable for an economics investigation.

The geographical and analytical focus sometimes shifts between Indio, the wider valley, and the festival more generally.

The research question is still broad, so the extent of impact is not defined with enough precision.

The method is only partly clear because it does not fully explain how sources were selected or how the festival’s effect was isolated.

The student uses a range of relevant economic ideas and applies them to tourism, prices, and local market effects.

The student's source material is generally appropriate for the topic, especially where it relates to tourism data, hotel prices, and economic concepts.

The student shows a clear attempt to use disciplinary terminology accurately and in context.

Some evidence is applied too broadly, especially where valley-wide figures are used as if they prove the local effect in Indio.

Several important claims are not consistently traced to sources in a way that makes the evidence easy to verify.

A few concepts are used imprecisely, which weakens the accuracy of the economic explanation.