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London Economy

HS2 The Ultimate Vanity Trainset

Monday, January 28, 2013

by Michael Owen

Categories: STUDENT TOPICS A2 Macro AS Macro ECONOMICS THEMES Business Economics Cost Benefit Analysis Economic Growth Government Intervention Government Failure Transport Economics UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy

Tags: government intervention, economic development, supply side policy, normative economics, transport policy, cba, hs2, regional development, infrastructure spending

Economics of a Living Wage

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

by Geoff Riley

Categories: STUDENT TOPICS AS Macro AS Micro ECONOMICS THEMES Business Economics Cycles and Shocks Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply Economic Growth Government Intervention Minimum Prices Labour Market Poverty and Inequality Standard of Living UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON 1 AQA ECON4 Edexcel Unit 1 Edexcel Unit 4 OCR F582

Tags: pay, incentives, minimum wage, relative poverty, poverty trap, pay floor, living wage, wage differentials, poverty pay, wage rate, poverty reduction

Unit 2 Macro: Ford announces the closure of UK assembly plants

Friday, October 26, 2012

by Geoff Riley

Categories: STUDENT TOPICS AS Macro ECONOMICS THEMES Business Economics Cycles and Shocks Aggregate Demand European Economy Single Market Manufacturing Industry Transport Economics UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON2 Edexcel Unit 2 OCR F582

Tags: unemployment, employment, profit, investment, production, capacity, profits, structural unemployment, general motors, cyclical unemployment, plant closure, over-capacity, ford, peugeot

Unit 2 Macro: Migration and the UK Economy

Sunday, May 20, 2012

by Geoff Riley

Categories: SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON2 Edexcel Unit 2 OCR F582 ECONOMICS TEACHER SUPPORT Business Economics European Economy Single Market Global Economy Government Intervention Labour Market Macroeconomic Policies Supply-side policies Poverty and Inequality Standard of Living UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy Unemployment AS Macro

Tags: revision, inflation, employment, innovation, economics, pay, investment, productivity, manufacturing, capacity, housing, human capital, migrants, trend growth, migration, remittances, brain drain, migrant workers, inward migration, migration caps

Unit 2 Macro: Heathow’s Capacity and Connectivity Crunch

Sunday, April 22, 2012

by Geoff Riley

Categories: STUDENT TOPICS AS Macro ECONOMICS THEMES Cost Benefit Analysis Economic Growth Transport Economics UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON2 Edexcel Unit 2 OCR F584

Tags: supply, investment, capacity, heathrow, jobs, infrastructure, tourism, baa

A return to Glass-Steagall to prevent another crash? A lesson from economic history.

Friday, February 17, 2012

by Penny Brooks

Categories: Competition Policy Economic History Money and Finance Global Economy Credit Crunch Government Intervention Regulation UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy

Tags: risk, investment, banks, great depression, glass-steagall act, terry smith, tacitus lecture

Unit 2 Macro: The UK Housing Market in 2011

Monday, December 26, 2011

by Geoff Riley

Categories: SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON2 Edexcel Unit 2 ECONOMICS TEACHER SUPPORT Housing Economics Market Equilibrium and Price Price Mechanism in Action UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy Recession Watch AS Macro

Tags: recession, unemployment, employment, prices, supply, risk, investment, housing, confidence, debt, mortgage, construction, equity withdrawal, property market

What is the socially optimal level of concerts in Hyde Park?

Friday, December 23, 2011

by Scott Milne

Categories: SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON 1 AQA ECON3 Edexcel Unit 1 Edexcel Unit 3 OCR F581 Cost Benefit Analysis Government Intervention Government Failure Regulation Market Failure Externalities UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy A2 Micro AS Micro

Unit 1 Micro: Empty Housing and Economic Efficiency

Thursday, December 15, 2011

by Geoff Riley

Categories: SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON 1 Edexcel Unit 1 ECONOMICS TEACHER SUPPORT Housing Economics Government Intervention Regulation Subsidies Introductory Economics Market Equilibrium and Price Nature of Demand Nature of Supply Standard of Living UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy AS Micro

Tags: housing, allocative efficiency, housing market, affordability, empty homes

Chinese inward investment in the London property market

Sunday, June 12, 2011

by Penny Brooks

Categories: ECONOMICS TEACHER SUPPORT Emerging Economies China Economy Exchange Rates Housing Economics Poverty and Inequality Market Equilibrium and Price Price Mechanism in Action UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy A2 Macro AS Macro

Tags: china, investment, housing

Regulation, legislation and competitiveness - The Bribery Act

Thursday, May 05, 2011

by Penny Brooks

Categories: SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON3 AQA ECON4 Business Economics Management Issues Government Intervention Regulation UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy A2 Micro

Tags: competitiveness, legislation, fdi, bribery act

Challenges facing the London Economy

Saturday, February 12, 2011

by Geoff Riley

Categories: SPECIFICATION SUPPORT AQA ECON2 AQA ECON4 Edexcel Unit 4 ECONOMICS TEACHER SUPPORT UK Economy Regional Economics London Economy Unemployment A2 Macro AS Macro

Tags: unemployment, employment, debt, mortgage, london, city of london