How am I best able to improve my evaluation skills in essays in order to achieve higher marks?

Economics is a discipline which requires more than just knowledge and understanding, but also requires sound evaluation skills. A Level Economics exams will often include essay questions with command words such as, "Assess", "Discuss" and "To what extent", all of which require sophisticated evaluation in order to reach the highest mark bands. (Which can be the difference between an A* and a C). To understand how best to improve your evaluation skills in an Economics essay, it is important to understand what evaluation is. Evaluation is not simply comparing positives and negatives, rather it focuses on a broader spectrum of ideas. For instance, you should consider the following when evaluating in an essay:Different stakeholders are impacted differently by economic problems. Eg: Are all businesses impacted equally by a recession?Time scales, for instance how long was a change in economic circumstances felt for? or what are the variable impacts in the short term and long term of an economic policy? Eg: Will Brexit be negative for the UK economy in the short term but positive in the long term? Context, either from your own knowledge or from sources in the question can be vital for evaluation. Eg: Could an LIC in Africa ever benefit from specialisation of trade due to protectionist measures from trading blocs such as the EU through the common agricultural policy.Economic Theory, this is an essential evaluation tool especially when evaluating a particular economic policy. Eg: Would an increase in Government spending actually increase AD due to financial crowding out?To top it all off, all evaluation in Economics essays requires a sophisticated conclusion. This should not just be a summary of your essay, but rather it should include your recommendations or opinions (backed up by relevant evidence.). Eg: When evaluating the impacts of an economic policy (Increased government investment on infrastructure to improve economic growth.) you may conclude that the policy is ineffective at achieving its desired goals and give evidence as to why you believe that. (Government borrowing, increasing debt creating uncertainty for investors?)