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This superb video from the FT looks at how the clean energy revolution is changing the landscape of the north-east coastal town of Blyth.
In his latest blog post, Paul Ormerod argues that successful levelling up will require both experimentation and risks to be taken with public funds.
Will China continue to become the centre of the world economy? Or will the global economy fragment into a regionalised rather than a unified global system?
Paul Ormerod writes that "Keynes was a much more subtle economist than almost all his 21st century disciples."
This World Bank clip looks at the benefits of closer regional integration in sub-Saharan Africa.
This is an excellent clip that looks at the reasons for Bangladesh's recent growth performance, and how it might look at sustaining this as it loses its low wage advantages.
Why Electric Planes are Inevitably Coming
This Wendover Productions clip looks at aviation, in this case, the rise of electric planes.
Sustainable blocks to build your own house
This Reuters clip looks at how a German company has started to produce environmentally-friendly blocks to allow for building projects across the world.
A clip here showing the importance of irrigation to food security and, by definition, development. This time the World Bank is funding work in Afrghanistan.
Where next for global youth unemployment?
Here is an excellent BBC Reality Check piece on youth unemployment in the time of coronavirus.
Education in Niger
This World Bank clip highlights the low level of education in Niger, and the impact of Learning Improvement for Results in Education in boosting literacy.
Is it time to end the current system of student loans?
A major Whitehall tussle is in progress over student loans writes Paul Ormerod. The Treasury is increasingly concerned about the implications for the public finances.
Risks to inequality from premature fiscal austerity
Premature austerity is self-defeating from both a macro and an equity standpoint according to new research from economists working for the IMF.
How China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
Here is a lengthy but fascinating read about the extent to which China dominates the market for every raw material in the Pacific region, and how it has been able to acquire access to them...
A new report from from the ILO sees employment picking up strongly in countries where vaccination rates are high but risks of labour scarring effects especially in nations where vaccinations are in...
2021 - A Year of Shortages in Global Supply Chains
This is a genuinely interesting clip looking at the fragile nature of the global supply chain, and why shortages came about in the wake of the pandemic.
This long read from the FT provides important insights into the many challenges facing the Northern Ireland economy.
Ken Rogoff argues here that the greatest threat to global stability is inequality between nations, rather than inequality within nations
Experience Curves: Why expanding renewable energy output will lower the cost of supply
For many products, increases in cumulative production are associated with decreasing unit cost as suppliers move down the experience curve.
Moral hazard: Does vaccination increase risk-taking behaviour?
New research finds evidence of increased risk-taking behaviour after flu vaccination, which can counter the vaccine’s effectiveness.