[ \textSacrifice Ratio = \frac\textCumulative GDP loss\textReduction in inflation ] Section 3: International Economics – The "Trade & Balance of Payments" Repack International formulas are often the most ignored because students assume they are just definitions. Wrong. HL Paper 3 loves a terms of trade calculation. 3.1 Comparative Advantage (Opportunity Cost) The booklet often just provides output/input tables. The repack provides the decision rule : "Calculate opportunity cost = what you give up / what you gain. The country with the lower opportunity cost has the comparative advantage."
An IB Economics HL Formula Booklet Repack is not about changing the official data; it is about reorganizing, color-coding, and annotating the booklet so you can find the right elasticity, the correct welfare loss, or the precise multiplier formula in under 10 seconds.
In this article, we will deconstruct the official booklet, repack it logically by syllabus unit, add memory triggers, and show you exactly how to turn a confusing reference sheet into a high-scoring cheat sheet for your final exams. The official Economics formula booklet (provided for the May and November exam sessions) is sterile. It lists formulas but rarely tells you why you use them or when .
[ \textYED = \frac%\Delta QD%\Delta Y ] Repack Annotation: YED > 1 = luxury (income elastic). 0 < YED < 1 = necessity.
"The more leakages (S, T, M), the smaller the multiplier."