TO WHAT EXTENT HAS THE INTRODUCTION OF MINIMUM UNIT PRICING ON ALCOHOL IN WALES IN 2020 BEEN EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION?SL
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Official IB Result
IB Grade: A
Criteria A: Focus and Method
4/6
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3
6
Criteria StrandsPro
A.1Topic communication and appropriateness
Excellent
A.2Research question clarity and focus
Good
A.3Methodology completeness and appropriateness
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
- The student stated a clear, geographically bounded research question and kept the investigation connected to a specific policy intervention.
- The student's topic choice is suitable for systematic investigation and they showed a sensible awareness of the main outcomes they wanted to examine.
- The student used a relevant mix of secondary sources and showed some informed selection of data and research materials.
- The question is still quite broad because it combines several different outcomes with different causal timelines.
- The method would be stronger with a clearer comparison strategy or counterfactual to help isolate the policy effect.
- The rationale for some source choices and time boundaries is not developed enough to show fully effective planning.
Criteria B: Knowledge and Understanding
6/6
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3
6
Criteria StrandsPro
B.1Application and relevance of source material
Good
B.2Knowledge of topic/discipline
Good
B.3Use of terminology and concepts
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
- The student applies a strong range of relevant economics ideas, including demerit goods, price floors, price elasticity, welfare loss, and allocative efficiency.
- The student demonstrates good awareness of the policy context and several important real-world complications such as time lags, COVID-19 disruption, and cross-border shopping.
- The student uses terminology that is generally accurate and shows a clear attempt to connect theory to evidence.
- Some economic relationships are not always represented precisely, especially in the diagrammatic explanation of the market failure.
- A few claims go beyond what the evidence directly shows, particularly where the student infers causation from broad trends.
- Some evidence is applied too generally and does not always refer specifically to the Welsh policy being evaluated.
Criteria C: Critical Thinking
11/12
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6
12
Criteria StrandsPro
C.1Research quality and relevance
Moderate
C.2Analysis depth
Moderate
C.3Discussion and evaluation
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
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Criteria D: Presentation
3/4
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2
4
Criteria StrandsPro
D.1Structure appropriateness
Good
D.2Layout and formatting
Good
Criteria Feedback
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