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Enrichment
Have older people stolen their children’s future?
Ian Stewart's excellent Monday Briefing is read by thousands of people each week. The latest edition considers a key issue of intergenerational equity in the wake of events in the decade since the...
Interview with Richard Blundell
The Independent has this super interview with Professor Richard Blundell of UCL and the IFS which focuses in particular on the policy debates about how best to tackle chronically high levels of...
Economics: An Illustrated Timeline
This economics timeline provides an overview of historic events, schools of thought, and the people involved.
Women who changed the world: Elinor Ostrom
A resource arrangement that works in practice is one that can work in theory!
Why do firms exist?
Ronald Coase’s classic article on the theory of the firm is explored in this special article from the Economist.
Lessons from the China Shock
An interview here with Professor David Autor (MIT) on the economic and political consequences of China’s rise for the United States.
RES Essay Titles for 2017
Here are the essay titles for the RES Economics Essay Competition 2017.
RES Economics Essay Competition 2017 - Entry Link
A reminder of the link for students intending to submit entries for the RES Economics Essay Competition 2017:
Chile's Copper Crash
Copper runs through the veins of Chile and the industry has accounted for up to 25% of GDP. But the copper boom has fizzled out with falling world prices.
Before Babylon and Beyond Bitcoin
London Publishing Partnership are launching a new book on the history and future of money which looks pitch perfect for teachers wanting to enrich their understanding of financial economics.
LSE Economics Society Essay Competition
We love enrichment opportunities at Tutor2u so news reaching us of an essay competition for sixth form students organised by the team at the London School of Economics is music to our ears! Here...
Not Quite Rational Man
If you read a better, more interesting and thoughtful essay on behavioural economics in the next year then I will be surprised! Cesar Hidalgo - notable of course for his work on information and...
The Evolution of Money with Ann Pettifor
Money makes the world go round: but what is it really?
Robert Shiller writes in the Guardian about the reasons for the current economic stagnation. He argues that uncertainty, both short-term and long-term is adversely affecting spending. The latter...
Abbot's Maths Problems are the Tip of the Iceberg
Diane Abbot’s car crash of an interview on LBC radio hit the headlines. Asked politely but firmly for the numbers and costings of Labour’s plans on the police, her answers varied wildly from...
What does the public think of economists?
Michael Gove famously said during the Brexit campaign that people “have had enough of experts”. Certainly, the outcome suggests that many were sceptical of the doom-laden economic projections of...
William Keegan provides an overview of the conduct of monetary policy since the 1970s, and it's worth reading, in that it highlights the changes, from prices and incomes policies through to the...
Does Economics Still Work?
A BBC World Service programme asks whether is economics still a useful way to make sense of and predict events? Features Professor Wendy Carlin from UCL who has been at the forefront of reforms to...
Welcome to Communicating Economics
Great to see Bob Denham and Romesh Vaitilingam launching their new project Communicating Economics. Here is an introductory video and you also can follow them on Twitter @econcomms
RES Essay Competition for 2017
Any school students studying UK GCSE, A level, SQC Intermediate 2/Highers or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are invited to write a unique essay of between 1,000 to 2,500 words, on a...