How do we promote growth in Europe?
Read on to find out about an interesting BBC News report published today investigating what can be done to promote growth across Europe…
read more...»Unit 1 Micro: Revision Blogs on Markets and Intervention
Here is a selection of a recent blog resources on topics that appear on the core Unit 1 Syllabus focusing on changing market prices and examples of interventions to address perceived market failures
read more...»Unit 1 Micro: True and False Revision Questions on Elasticity
Here is a ten question quiz on elasticity of demand to give you a little extra variety in your revision!
read more...»Unit 1 Micro: Revision Quiz and Game on Market Prices
Test your understanding of market prices using this newly created Zondle game
read more...»Knoema: ‘The Youtube of Data’
I have found Knoema incredibly useful for collecting data and imagine it would be an excellent site for teaching colleagues and researchers, particularly with its focus on Economics. The Guardian’s data team have a good article on it today.
read more...»Fact or Forfeit!
It’s the year 13’s last ever day at school today so I thought it was time to come up with a new idea for a game. Read on to find out how to play ‘fact or forfeit’...
read more...»Unit 3 Micro: Innovation in Markets
A presentation on the key topic of innovation in markets - including drivers and the differences between product and process innovation
read more...»Unit 1 Micro: Getting Higher Marks for Evaluation!
Some brief advice on getting higher evaluation marks
read more...»Command Words in Questions
A quick overview of command words and what they mean in economics exam papers and how many marks are awarded
read more...»Supported MC Questions for EdExcel Unit 1 Economics
Some advice on answering these questions
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Model answer for revision data question
Here is a suggested answer for the first of the practice questions available from this resource:
AS_Macro_Revision_Trade_Sterling.docx
read more...»Poverty tells many stories
Poverty tells many stories - this is a powerful award-winning short film that will raise many issues with your students
read more...»Unit 1 Micro: Minimum Wages and Living Wages
The campaign for a living wage has gained renewed prominence in the last year or so. Students and teachers wanting to know more about the minimum and the living wage debate might find this background blog from Channel 4 news relevant and useful. More here on the living wage from the Citizens UK web page.
Unit 2 Macro: Practice Questions for EdExcel AS Macro
Here are a couple of practice questions for EdExcel AS macro - one 30 marker on exchange rates and macro objectives, one 12 marker on interest rates and the distribution of income and wealth. Hope they might be useful.
AS_Macro_Revision_Trade_Sterling.docx
Unit 4 Macro: Fiscal Policy Revision Charts
This PowerPoint contains four fiscal policy charts for the UK - I have been using them in a revision session this morning. I will blog a little bit more about them later on
Unit 3 Micro: The Dawn of a Shareholder Spring?
Here is a pertinent and timely resource from Channel 4 news on overcoming the principle agent-problem. Are shareholders in some of our leading companies becoming more active in holding senior executives to account for poor performance? or more concerned with their own shareholder value at a time when CEO earnings continue to grow well above inflation? I own plenty of shares but have never once been to a company AGM or exercised my right to vote. Could planned legislation further embolden activist shareholders and shake up boardrooms across the UK? More on the debate over the shareholder spring here See also BBC news: FTSE 100 bosses’ pay ‘rose 11% last year’ And: FTSE 100 bosses’ pay unrelated to results, report says (BBC news, May 2012)
read more...»Development Economics Revision Pack- Updated for 2012!
I’ve updated my development economics revision pack with lots of new case studies for 2012. Read on to find out how to download the pack
read more...»Made in China - but not quite so cheaply…...
How long can China keep its comparative advantage of cheap production for manufacturing goods? We are aware of rising inflation in China which is eroding their advantage, and here is an article about a UK firm which manufactures cushions, some from a factory in Kirkby on Merseyside and some from his factory in the Zhejiang province in China. The story comes from a programme ‘The Town taking on China’ to be shown on BBC2 at 8pm tonight - and subsequently on i-player.
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: 10 Key Revision Topics for EdExcel
A selection of key topics to cover for the paper for the 25th May linking to our blogs in each category - there are loads of great revision notes in these blogs for students wanting extra background and help with evaluation
read more...»UK Economy Update - AS/A2 Econ Evaluation Special
Geoff and the team are holding an online revision clinic for an hour on Tuesday 8 May (9pm here on this blog entry) for AS & A2 Econ students who would like to refresh their understanding of the key recent developments in the UK economy. The focus will very much be on helping students build their confidence to evaluate issues and potential policy options for the UK economy.
read more...»AQA Unit 3 Micro: Practice Paper
A selection of practice questions for this paper are shown below
read more...»F585: Recent Articles of Relevance
A Sunday hat tip to Tom White for providing this super selection of recent articles relevant to students preparing for the OCR F585 paper in June 2012
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Exchange Rates Glossary
A short glossary covering concepts relevant to exchange rate economics
read more...»Unit 4 Macro: TV Assembly Back in the USA
Here is a small, tentative counter-weight to the inevitable shift of global manufacturing / assembly to the East. A short video about a US firm that has started to manufacture televisions in the USA. Tariffs and transportation costs have played a role in making it viable and their marketing department has been quick to exploit nationalistic feelings among some consumers.
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Growth and Development Glossary
A short selection of key terms connected to economic growth and development for AS macro students
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Monetary Policy and Inflation Glossary
A selection of key terms on monetary policy and inflation
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Trade and Balance of Payments Glossary
A short glossary of some international trade and balance of payments key terms for AS macro
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Unemployment Glossary
A selection of key terms linked to the topic of unemployment
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Fiscal Policy Glossary
A selection of economic terms linked to government fiscal policy
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Economic Cycle Glossary
A short glossary of key terms connected to the economic cycle
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