A Nice Bit of Kit

The longest rail tunnel in the world reached a notable landmark yesterday as a huge drill broke the remaining wall 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) below the imposing Piz Vatgira peak in the Gotthard massif. I will be using this short video clip when introducing the concept of capital goods! The Guardian Eyewitness also has some superb images of the huge drill.

Investment in Energy Infrastructure [23 May 2012]
Unit 2 Macro: The Importance of Productivity [20 May 2012]
Unit 2 Macro: Growth and Development Glossary [5 May 2012]
Unit 2 Macro: Heathow’s Capacity and Connectivity Crunch [22 Apr 2012]
Unit 2 Macro: Globalisation and the Growth of Ports [10 Apr 2012]
Unit 2 Macro: Policies to Drive Economic Recovery [9 Mar 2012]
Unit 4 Macro: Focus on India - Supply Side Issues [25 Jan 2012]
Unit 4 Macro: Natural Disasters and their Economic Impact [7 Jan 2012]
Unit 4 Macro: India - the Road Ahead [7 Dec 2011]
Unit 1 Micro: Costs and Benefits of a Super Sewer for London [1 Nov 2011]
Unit 2 Macro: Economic Importance of Investment [19 Oct 2011]
Study Note - Finite Resources and Sustainability [13 Sep 2011]
AS Macro Revision: Investment Spending [12 Mar 2011]
Chinese and Indian Railways - Importance of Infrastructure [25 Feb 2011]
A million jobs at risk from spending cuts [14 Oct 2010]
Video resources on UK economic growth [6 Oct 2010]
Catch the pigeon! Super-slow broadband and the rural economy [16 Sep 2010]
A selection of revision notes on economic growth and development [4 Jun 2010]
A selection of revision notes on supply side policies [1 Jun 2010]
Indian Economy Chartroom [21 May 2010]
A2 Economics Revision - Changing Pattern of Global Trade & Investment [2 May 2010]
Orange tries to make the broadband market more contestable [16 Apr 2010]
Super-fast broadband slows down again [8 Apr 2010]
India ramps up infrastructure spending to sustain growth [14 Mar 2010]
Investment - Teacher Presentation [4 Nov 2009]
Broadband and economic development [24 Oct 2009]
Rwanda invests in connecting the young [24 Oct 2009]
Infrastructure investment to keep the Chinese economy driving forward [15 Sep 2009]
Full speed ahead [27 Aug 2009]
£1bn programme to electrify the Great Western Mainline [23 Jul 2009]
India’s Stunning Progress [9 Jul 2009]
Transport Economics - Crossrail construction under way [28 May 2009]
Revision: Trend Growth [5 May 2009]
Australia’s Broadband Superhighway [7 Apr 2009]
Q&A: Government deficit and current account deficit [30 Mar 2009]
Infrastructure and Growth (2) [25 Mar 2009]
California sliding [11 Jan 2009]
Cathartic recessions [19 Nov 2008]
Back to the cave or a brave new world? [22 Sep 2008]
Russia’s new road to economic growth [10 Mar 2008]

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