Demand and Supply in action - The housing market

Saturday, October 31, 2009

The housing market has seen six consecutive months of price increases suggesting an upturn. We have also seen the first annual percentage price rise, 2% on the previous year.

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Demand and Supply in action - Champagne affected by the recession

Saturday, October 10, 2009

As a luxury good it is probably unsurprising to hear that the sales of champagne have dropped significantly.

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Mnemonic Monday - Functions of the Price Mechanism

Monday, September 14, 2009

This weeks mnemonic will help students remember the functions of the price mechanism.

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Standing room only

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Question - would you opt for a cheaper ticket on a plane if it meant you didn’t get a seat? I don’t think I would! Well one airline in China is considering submitting plans to the aviation regulator to allow some passengers to buy standing tickets

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A good year for the Rose - demand and supply revision

Saturday, June 13, 2009

It is always nice to have good real world examples when teaching any of the topics in Economics. One such topic is shifts in supply due to weather - agriculture certainly doesn’t get our students excited! There has been an increase in the supply of roses this year due in part to a cold winter and a sunny May.

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Super Starter Sunday - A-Z

Sunday, June 07, 2009

As end of year exams approach, many of us will be revising with our classes. A good starter activity could be to get pupils to create an A-Z guide to demand and supply.

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Q&A - Demand and Supply in action

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Sales of strawberries in the 12 months to April were down 9.2%. The value of strawberries sold was also down by 3% to £390million. Have we fallen out of love with the strawberry?

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