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Economics in the News : Archive for October 2005 |
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There was a really interesting exchange between Mervyn King and members of the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs last week. |
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I have added half a dozen recently published texts to my recommended reading list for economics and politics students |
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A feature on the performance of the United States economy during the 18 year tenure of Alan Greenspan |
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Today we focus on social and human capital and the contribution that it can make to economic growth and development. |
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A look at the Economics of auctions with links to some great examples |
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The latest figures confirm that the UK economy is slowing down - and heading for its worst performance since 1992 |
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Today we had the first of our regular "coffee schools" where students raise issues they have found in the newspapers |
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Tonight the Keynes Prize in Economics is announced and today's blog provides a look at the questions. We also cover the latest UK inflation figures |
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Guardian sales are rising in the weeks following its change of format |
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An essay on the reasons behind the continued survival and success of small businesses in a world of giants |
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Today's blog focuses on the latest OECD report on the performance of the UK economy |
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The winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics have been announced |
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Unemployment in the UK has risen for the eight month in a row, we feature the labour market in today's blog. |
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Northern Foods hit by avian bird flu as the price of chicken pies starts to rise! |
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Nestle, the world's largest food producer is launching its own brand of fair trade coffee to be known as "Partners Blend". |
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Are currency markets the closest we get to perfect competition? This is the featured article in today's blog |
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Cadbury Schweppes is struggling to achieve the targets that it has set itself |
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Chris Lockwood from the Economist last night gave a superb talk on China to the Keynes Society |
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The Bank of England has decided to keep interest rates on hold at 4.5%. News too of a big merger in the European transport sector. |
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New figures on consumer borrowing and business profits are featured in today's blog |
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The agreed takeover between Telewest and NTL is featured in today's blog |
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The merger between Boots and Alliance Unichem is the featured article in today's blog |
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Turkey's bid to become a member of the European Union is featured in today's blog |
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The end of chocolate production at Terry's in York is the featured news article in today's blog |
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| Other essential economics resources: | |||
| econoMAX - the Economics Magazine for AS & A2 Economics | |||
| Economics Exam Technique - Guidance from the Examiners | |||
| The UK Economy in a Nutshell | |||
| The European Economy - New Free Resources | |||
| Economics - Student Discussion Board | |||
| GCSE Economics Revision Notes | |||
| AS & A2 Economics Revision Notes | |||
