Economics of Government Subsidies - Teacher Presentation
This new AS economics revision presentation looks at the use of subsidies by government for producers and consumers.
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Google Wave: Trade deficits and surpluses
We were back on Wave last night considering some of the wider arguments surrounding persistent trade imbalances. Are trade imbalances a problem?
We are hoping that - as more Economics teachers migrate to Google Wave - we will be able to schedule collaborative sessions (typically lasting between 45 to 60 minutes) where we can generate ideas, arguments and perspectives in real time and support eachother’s teaching on chosen topics or issues.
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Macro at the Moller - Fresh Ideas for Teaching
The Annual Autumn Conference for Economics Teachers - Monday 23 November 2009
Venue: Moller Centre, University of Cambridge
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Just two weeks to go before our Autumn Economics Teacher Conference at the wonderful Moller Centre, Cambridge University.
The day has a macroeconomic flavour but also some sessions dedicated to developing web skills for students and teachers to generate ideas and improve their evaluation skills.
George Buckley, Chief UK Economist at Deutsche Bank and a frequent commentator on economic issues on television will be giving us a comprehensive macroeconomic update.
Jon Clarke will be showcasing some tremendous economic policy simulation games and other PowerPoint-based economics resources.
I will be presenting on collaborative web tools inside and outside the classroom.
Ruth Tarrant and Amanda Campion will also showcase some of the most popular new economics teaching resources from their recent successful CPD programme.
The Moller is a terrific venue and we are looking forward to meeting up with old friends and new.
Accommodation is available for those staying on the Sunday night before our event. As usual we will be taking the ‘Sunday Night Crew’ for a hot supper and drinks courtesy of tutor2u and there will be free minibuses for colleagues who need a speedy getaway to the train station on the Monday afternoon.
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Cash is the enemy of creativity!
The Founder and CEO of King of Shaves, Will King gave an engaging and dynamic presentation to a large audience of economics and business students at our Entrepreneurship Society last night. The UK sales figures for the new Azor razors are quite remarkable and are testimony to the impact that this challenger brand is having on a monopolistic/duopolistic market. In the past four weeks in the UK KoS has sold 107,000+ Azor system razor handles and 602,000+ Azor Endurium cartridges.
Conventional MBA theory would suggest that the barriers to entry are just too high for a new firm to dislocate and disrupt the cosy market power of Gillette and Wilkinson Sword. The razor remains of the most patent protected products in the world and the billions of blades sold each year (at profit margin of over 90 per cent) represent an enormous cash cow for the US shaving giants. But easy cash can often stifle genuine creativity. The momentum of passionate and persistent challenger brands who truly understand the web and who talk to customers in a different way can make a big difference. The big Mo is with King of Shaves and it is easy to see why!
Will reports on his visit here
Our next meeting (Thursday 12th November) focuses on global economics and is with Paul Donovan, Chief Economist of UBS.
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Tim Harford at the Keynes Society
We are delighted to have the Undercover Economist Tim Harford returning to the Keynes Society on Thursday 19th November at 8-45pm in Upper School. Hot on the heels of his hugely successful books The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life, Tim has made a timely and swift return to the top of the book charts with Dear Undercover Economist: The Very Best Letters from the “Dear Economist” Column: The Undercover Economist Solves Life’s Everyday Mysteries and Problems. Tim’s ability to connect with his audience and make Economics appealing, relevant and thought provoking is well established - it should be another super evening. A warm welcome is extended to teaching colleagues. We are likely to be pretty full for this meeting so if you are coming and plan to bring some students.
Paul Donovan at the Keynes Society
On Thursday 12th September we are delighted to welcome Paul Donovan, Chief Economist of UBS to speak at the Keynes (Economics) Society. Paul is a very highly rated city economist and a tremendous speaker. It should be a terrific opportunity to take the pulse of where the global economy is at this crucial stage of the cycle and just fifteen months after the meltdown in financial markets. A warm welcome is extended to teaching colleagues for this meeting. Please if you would like to come and if you plan to bring some students along. The meeting starts at 8-45pm in the Egerton Room, Eton and lasts one hour.
The economist’s new clothes
This superb article from Stephanie Flanders provides a great discussion in her Stephanomics blog on the discipline of Economics from the view of some big hitters including Scholes (of Black-Schole options fame); Charlie Bean (of Bank of England fame); Lord Skidelsky (of Keynes fame); and Thaler (of Nudge fame).
IB Economics - Improving Evaluation Skills
Here is a streamed version of the presentation I gave to the Hong Kong CPD day, focusing on how IB Economics students can improve their evaluation skills:
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tutor2u in Hong Kong
Eye weary and groggy from some fine Cathay Pacific house red, I have just landed hot foot from Hong Kong where I was the guest of Sha Tin College and a meeting of the Economics and Business Teaching Group from the English Schools Federation in Hong Kong.
The whistlestop tour was great fun and I must thank everyone there for their warm welcome and superb organisation, not least Paul Hoang and his colleagues who put on the two day student conference and CPD event at their fine school.
I will be posting some of the materials used in the Economics and IB blogs in the coming days....once the red leaves my system.
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Paul Mason on the Wall Street Crash
Paul Mason - BBC Newsnight’s Economics Editor - is running a series of reports this week to mark the 80th anniversary of the Wall Street Crash. They are likely to be superb and a great resource for students and teachers. Here are the links to Paul’s output.
What caused the Wall Street Crash? (11 mins)
How the crash changed everything (13 mins)
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