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Enrichment

Economists must never ignore the human factor

Geoff Riley

7th February 2016

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Several members of the Tutor2u teacher community have alerted me to this excellent, thought-provoking article from Tim Garton-Ash on the challenges to Economics as an academic discipline nearly ten years since the global financial crisis began to engulf us. It is a piece that is highly recommended as enrichment reading for all ambitious Year 12 and Year 13 students.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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