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Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre Syllabus
Selection process for economists entering the Government Economic Service, including economics technical interviews and assessment exercises.. The complete Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre outline — 6 subjects, 27 chapters and 108 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
4 chapters · 14 topics · 24 sub-topics
Microeconomics for Policy Analysis5 chapters · 22 topics · 13 sub-topics
Macroeconomics and the UK Economy5 chapters · 20 topics · 15 sub-topics
Quantitative Methods and Econometrics4 chapters · 16 topics · 10 sub-topics
Applied Economics and Public Policy5 chapters · 20 topics · 10 sub-topics
Economic Advice, Communication and Professional Judgement4 chapters · 16 topics · 7 sub-topics
Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre flashcard decks
331 question-and-answer cards across 6 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- GES Recruitment Framework and Assessment Process — 51 cards
- Microeconomics for Policy Analysis — 71 cards
- Macroeconomics and the UK Economy — 50 cards
- Quantitative Methods and Econometrics — 51 cards
- Applied Economics and Public Policy — 57 cards
- Economic Advice, Communication and Professional Judgement — 51 cards
How to work through the Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis carries 22 topics while GES Recruitment Framework and Assessment Process carries 14. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre.
The ~95 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre syllabus?
Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre covers 6 subjects: GES Recruitment Framework and Assessment Process, Microeconomics for Policy Analysis, Macroeconomics and the UK Economy, Quantitative Methods and Econometrics, Applied Economics and Public Policy and Economic Advice, Communication and Professional Judgement. Together they contain 27 chapters and 108 named topics.
How big is the Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre syllabus?
The full Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre outline breaks down into 27 chapters, 108 topics and 79 sub-topics. Microeconomics for Policy Analysis is the largest single subject with 22 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre syllabus?
Roughly 95 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre flashcards?
Yes — 331 question-and-answer flashcards across 6 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Government Economic Service (GES) Assessment Centre syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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