IB Economics IA article requirements

IB Economics IA Article Checker

Economics IA commentaries should be based on published news-media articles from different sources and different syllabus units. The article needs a clear economic issue that can support diagram-led analysis and evaluation.

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Economics IA source check

Marksy reads the links or source notes you provide, applies the selected IB assessment profile, and only stops for clarification when the score depends on it.

Profile

2Sources

3Clarify

4Score

Selected profile

Economics IA

Source 1Source details

Source rules

What usually works for Economics IA

Usually strong

Recent news articles from reputable newspapers, broadcasters, or financial news sources.
Articles with a concrete policy change, market shock, trade event, inflation story, tax/subsidy issue, or development issue.
A translated article if citation details and the original source are clear.

Needs review

Economic explainers that teach theory but do not report an event.
Opinion columns with little factual policy or market evidence.
Articles with no date, no publisher, or too little economic substance.

Avoid or replace

Textbooks, class notes, encyclopedia pages, and AI summaries.
Three articles from the same publication.
Articles that cannot be connected to an IB Economics model.

Examples: strong, risky, weak

Strong

A Reuters article about a central bank rate decision with inflation, growth, and policy details.

Review

A newspaper opinion column on rent controls that includes some evidence but is mostly commentary.

Weak

A webpage explaining what inflation means.

Where to find better Economics IA sources

If your current source gets a warning, do not just add more websites. Use searches that match the assessment rule and replace weak evidence with sources that can actually carry analysis.

Search queries to try

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Replacement moves

Replace textbooks, class notes, encyclopedia pages, and ai summaries. with recent news articles from reputable newspapers, broadcasters, or financial news sources..

Use economic explainers that teach theory but do not report an event. only as context unless your teacher confirms they can carry evidence.

Add one source that gives direct evidence for the IA, not just general background.

Strong places to look

Recent news articles from reputable newspapers, broadcasters, or financial news sources

Articles with a concrete policy change, market shock, trade event, inflation story, tax/subsidy issue, or development issue

A translated article if citation details and the original source are clear

Full source-pack rules

Use exactly three article sources

Marksy flags portfolios that do not yet have three saved commentary articles.

Use different publications

The checker compares publisher/domain fields so the same newspaper is not reused across commentaries.

Cover different syllabus units

Students can tag each article with a unit so the pack can flag repeated unit coverage.

FAQs

Can Marksy guarantee that my Economics IA source is accepted?

No. Marksy flags likely suitability risks from published IB-style requirements and source evidence, but your teacher remains the final authority for your school and session.

What makes a source strong for Economics IA?

A strong source is relevant to the actual task, traceable to a clear publisher or creator, cited accurately, and matches the component's source expectations. For this checker, the best fit is usually published news articles with a clear economic issue.

Can I use AI-generated material as a source?

AI-generated material should be treated as a tool output, not an authoritative source. If you use it, acknowledge it and verify claims through traceable primary, academic, official, or published sources.