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Enrichment
Pre-University Tasters at Warwick in London (Economics)
If you are intellectually curious, keen to make new friends, have a thirst for knowledge and wish to test-drive university learning in the heart of London’s cutting edge Knowledge Quarter, then...
Recommended Reading for A Level Economists
A number of new books make it into my personal selection of enrichment and extension reading for A Level Economists.
Women who changed the world in business and economics
The BBC's History Extra Channel has published a listing of one hundred women cited for their notable contributions to the worlds of science, politics and much else besides. Linda Yueh was asked to...
Here is the first of a series of four new economics podcasts from the BBC. Economics with Subtitles is your everyday guide to economics and why you should care. Click here.
Long Read: Travelling along Highway BR-163
Travelling along highway BR-163, this is a remarkable story of powerful agro-food multinationals, the battle against illegal deforestation and mining, communities attempting to build resilience and...
Trade Wars: 250 Years of Economic Theory About Tariffs
In this piece for the Harvard Business Review, Linda Yueh argues that "the greatest economists in history would be wary of imposing import taxes to address a trade imbalance."
Long Read: Al Roth on Market Design
Here is an interviewwith the Nobel Prize winner Al Roth from Stanford who discusses the importance of market design and some of the ethical issues surrounding "repugnant markets."
LSE Economics Society Essay Competition 2018
Here are details of the annual LSE Economics Society essay competition - another excellent enrichment opportunity for ambitious student economists. Deadline for entries is 1st August 2018.
How lab-grown burgers could feed the world
Take a bow Tyler Curtis from Hall Cross School in Doncaster. Tyler is the winner of the Bank of England/Financial Times schools blogging competition with a piece exploring the economic viability of...
Marshall Society Essay Competition 2018
Here are the details of the 2018 Marshall Society essay competition - a superb enrichment opportunity for Year 12 students!
Outstanding! A talk at Google from Professor Ian Goldin from the University of Oxford.
Joan Robinson, a 'pioneering' Keynesian
Rather wonderful that the Marshall Library has published a blog on the contribution to Economics of Joan Robinson. I urge all sixth form economists to have a read and then explore her work in more...
Bank of England School Visits
At the beginning of this half term, we were fortunate to host Mauricio Armellini, one of the Bank of England’s North East agents.
The Most Important Economics Books
When Dean Baker, Linda Yueh, Tim Harford and Diane Coyle contribute to an article highlighting what they feel are the most important economics books to devour - for students and lay people alike -...
Angus Deaton Profile
Here is a new profile of the economic historian and Nobel winner Angus Deaton. Well worth reading to capture the essence of what such a rich academic career can involve.
Marx as an Economist - a Curate's Egg!
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, hit the headlines at the weekend, claiming that Marxism could once again become a prominent political force in the West.
Should the Super-Rich Pay for a Universal Basic Income?
The new book from Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is a terrific short read and one that I highly recommend for sixth form economists interested in the growing debate over inequality and trialling...
Russia's bitter taste of capitalism
The challenges of being a transition economy - moving from Soviet central planning to a system relying more on market forces - is revealed vividly in this short video from BBC Witness.
How To Win A Trade War
FiveThirtyEight has produced this super interactive game using game theory where you can find for yourself whether winning a trade war is as easy as President Trump appears to believe!
"This is harvesting, not fishing." A memorable quote from this superb documentary from Ed Conway which explores our economic relationships with the oceans and the planet. A decade ago, Charles...