Revision Presentation: Economics Evaluation Skills
Here is a short revision presentation on evaluation skills for AS and A2 economics questions which we produced a couple of years ago which might still be useful for the forthcoming exams.
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Here is a new streamed revision presentation that covers key changes in global wheat prices during 2010 and their economic impact. Surging wheat prices impact on producers and consumers of many different goods and services. The market is a great case study in the causes of price volatility and the inter-connected nature of markets.
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Revision Presentation - US Economy Chartroom
Here is a new revision presentation (and slide handout) highlighting key economic data and trends for the US economy. How strong is the early stage of recovery from the recession? In a related blog post I consider some of the ways in which economic events in the USA affect trade, investment and prices in the British economy.
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UK Economy in 2010 - Essential Revision Presentation
Many thanks to Geoff for producing this superb 51-slide analysis and evaluation of the prospects for the UK Economy in 2010. Updated to 25 March 2010 with the latest available data.
read more...»Revision Presentation - Supply-Side Indicators for the UK Economy
This updated revision presentation should be really useful for colleagues and students addressing the crucial supply-side issues during revision for AS and A2 Economics…
read more...»Presentation on Informational Failures
This PDF here offers a teaching guide for the topic of Informational Failures, that may be useful:
It covers:
- Imperfect information
- Asymmetric information
- Examples of these in free markets, with links out to various sources
- The issue of adverse selection and moral hazard
- Examples of these in action, from credit markets in developing countries to the Northern Rock bail out
- Extension of the topic to shown an accessible algebraic analysis of Akerlof’s Lemons, perhaps more suited to the Oxbridge economists
- Articles from the Economist and Slate on asymmetric information
Information_failures_2010_MT.pdf
Revision Presentation - Positive Externalities
In this revision presentation we take a look at positive externalities:
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Revision Presentation - Public Goods
This updated and extended revision presentation examines the core concept of public goods.
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Revision Presentation - Market Failure & the Environment
This new revision presentation examines the concept of market failure in the context of the environment.
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read more...»Revision Presentation - UK Unemployment in 2010 (AS Econ)
This new revision presentation provides a summary of the key AS Economics issues arising from recent UK unemployment data. It includes many follow-up links to recent news stories and blog entries too.
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Revision Presentation - Monetary Policy for AS Economics
This revised and extended revision presentation on monetary policy is designed for AS students
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Nationalisation - Teacher Presentation
This new revision presentation arose out of our first experiment with Google Wave. It looks at the topical issue of nationalisation.
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Long Run Aggregate Supply - Teacher Presentation
This updated revision presentation looks at the AS Macro topic of Long Run Aggregate Supply
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Short Run Aggregate Supply - Teacher Presentation
Our revision presentation on short run aggregate supply has just been updated. Here are the links:
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Price Discrimination - Teacher Presentation
Fancy watching the Michael Jackson film “This is It” at your local cinema? Demand is strong and box office receipts are booming. As you pay for your ticket keep in mind that your local cinema will be engaging in a number of different forms of price discrimination to convert your hard earned cash into revenue and profit.
Take the admission charges for a showing this coming Tuesday - the 10th of November mid afternoon at three Vue Cinemas across the UK.
For a standard adult ticket there is a £1.95 price variation for these cinemas.
Doncaster (3pm) £4.75
Staines (4pm) £5.95
Greenwich O2 (4pm) £6.45
Fulham Broadway (4.30pm) £6.90
The later showing at Greenwich which restricts customers to Only 18s only will cost an adult £8.75 for a ticket.
We’ve updated our revision presentation on Price Discrimination which is available below:
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Monopoly and Entry Barriers - Teacher Presentation
This updated presentation provides an overview of the role of barriers to entry in protecting the position of a monopolist.
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Revision - External Shocks
This streamed revision presentation takes a look at external shocks
read more...»Revision presentation - threats to globalisation
This revision presentation examines whether the global economy might be entering a period of de-globalisation…
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