Factors of production

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Factors of production

The inputs required to produce goods and services; generally categorised as land, labour, capital and enterprise/entrepreneurship

In the News Teaching Activity – Could rare earths help China ‘win’ the trade war? (Oct 2025)

23rd October 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Can technology help improve the productivity of land? (Sept 2025)

15th September 2025
What are capital goods?

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In the News Teaching Activity – why have Shein’s profits risen so much? (July 2024)

4th July 2024
4.1.4.1 Production and Productivity (AQA Economics)

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What are some of the Key Roles of the Entrepreneur in Contemporary Economies?

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4.1.1.5 Production Possibility Diagrams (AQA)

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Capital Labour Substitution - vending machines pouring pints for the masses

23rd July 2023
What are the main factors of production?

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Why Amazon still needs humans in the robot age

11th November 2022
Teaching Activity - Basic Economic Concepts Knowledge Retrieval Questions

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Teaching Activity | Bridge of Sighs (Scarcity & Factors of Production)

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Supply shock - UK carbon dioxide price quadruples

3rd September 2022
Teaching Activity: 'Bridge of Sighs' taster or induction activity

23rd June 2022
The Problem of Scarcity

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Input and Output Price Inflation

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Teaching Activity: Introduction to Economics (GCSE)

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Lesson Starter activity for your first Year 1 (or AS) Economics A Level class this year - the Bridge of Sighs

24th August 2016
Production, Productivity and Costs of Supply

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Production Possibility Frontier

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Introduction to economics - Clear The Deck Key Term Knowledge Activity

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Introduction to Economics - 60 Second Challenge (Knowledge Retrieval Activity)

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Production Possibility Frontiers

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EdExcel Theme 3 Micro Knowledge Book - Labour Markets

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Foundations of Economics - 'Loose Change' activity

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Some multi choice questions for new students to Economics - play the Loose Change game

31st August 2017
PPF Inward Shift - Theme 1 Micro

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Factors of Production - Enterprise. Try our 'Card Drop' activity on entrepreneurs

5th September 2018
The Economics Balloon Debate - a starter activity for an introductory Economics class

3rd September 2018
Can strawberry-picking robots help overcome labour shortages?

27th May 2018
Test 17: MCQ Revision on Production and Cost for A Level Economics

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Robots will transform fast food

27th December 2017
Supply side economics - how to shift the PPF

6th November 2017
Economic Foundations quiz - use this with new Economics students

4th September 2017
Factors of Production

13th April 2014
NHS Treatment Price Tags - An Exercise for Students

31st August 2015

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