Regulation

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Regulation

Regulation is defined as a set of rules, normally imposed by government, that seeks to modify or determine the behaviour of firms or organisations

In the News Teaching Activity – Has nationalisation improved South West Railway? (June 2026)

18th June 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Should the government put a £5 deposit fee on vapes? (June 2026)

8th June 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Does the childcare industry need regulating to reduce hidden costs to parents? (June 2026)

4th June 2026
Micro Case Study: Thames Water

Topical case studies
Micro Case Study: Fast Fashion

Topical case studies
In the News Teaching Activity – Does the sunbed-tanning industry need more regulation? (Feb 2026)

26th February 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why have ads for junk foods been banned? (Jan 2026)

12th January 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – can regulation help reduce information failure? (Nov 2025)

27th November 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – are more regulations needed to reduce the UK’s obesity problem? (Oct 2025)

9th October 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – the environmental costs of fast fashion and how these can be reduced (May 2025)

1st May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – post-Brexit regulations reduce UK food exports (Dec 2024)

12th December 2024
Vape Ban: England Takes Aim at Disposable Culture to Save Environment and Public Health

25th October 2024
Financial Economics - Revolut finally secures a UK banking licence

25th July 2024
Edexcel A-Level Economics (A) Theme 3 Knowledge Organiser Pack

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AQA A-Level Economics - Year 13 Microeconomics Knowledge Organiser Pack

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In the News Teaching Activity – Paris votes to increase the parking fees for SUVs to reduce pollution (Feb 2024)

8th February 2024
Financial Regulation in the UK (Financial Economics)

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The Economics of Water Nationalisation

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Regulated rail fares to rise 6% - potentially pricing many off services

28th December 2022
Industry Profile: UK Water Industry

Topic Videos
Competition Policy - Ofcom to investigate tech giants’ dominance of cloud computing

22nd September 2022
Regulation of Payday Loans (Financial Economics)

Study Notes
Key Constraints on Business Growth

Study Notes
Ofcom rule that Openreach should not be completely separated from BT

26th July 2016
Economists advise the football clubs! The failure of UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations

9th September 2016
Vodafone fined for breaches of consumer protection rules

26th October 2016
Market Failure & Government Intervention (Revision Presentation)

Teaching PowerPoints
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

Study Notes
Competition Policy - Postage Prices in the UK

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Competition Policy

Teaching PowerPoints
Regulations to address Negative Externalities

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The 'Revolving Door' between politics and business

11th February 2021
Government intervention: Could new legislation change UK betting firms for good?

1st February 2021
Can and should governments use regulation to control the FAANGs? [Year 12 and Year 13 Enrichment Task]

29th June 2020
Information Provision and Regulation (Online Lesson)

Online Lessons
Regulatory failure in the UK electricity industry

30th January 2020
Financial Regulation (2019 Update)

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Regulating the UK Financial System Post Crisis (Financial Economics)

Study Notes
OFWAT puts pressure on the water monopolies

31st January 2019
Stress Tests for Banks (Financial Economics)

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Economic Benefits from Regulation

24th July 2018
Maximum Prices (Government Intervention)

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De-Merit Goods

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Regulations (Government Intervention)

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Innovation can challenge the digital monopolies

25th April 2018
Diesel ban approved for German cities

27th February 2018
Privatisation and Regulation - FT series of articles

24th January 2018
UK bans microbeads

9th January 2018
Regulators ask estate agents to tell the truth

21st December 2017
What can be done about problem gambling?

1st September 2017
Alphabet (Google) profits shrink after EU fine

25th July 2017
Non-Tariff Barriers: Common EU Standards and Trade Creation

23rd March 2016
Market failure and government intervention - revision resource

18th March 2016
Should BT be broken up to stimulate competition?

26th February 2016
Ofwat and Regulatory Failure

13th January 2016
Tobacco firms launch a legal challenge against plain packaging

10th December 2015
Ofcom - the industry regulator using other methods to support consumers

1st December 2015
Dermot Nolan - Energy: Competition and Regulation

23rd March 2015
Government regulation: minimum wage and the homecare industry

30th March 2015
Telecoms Contestability - OFCOM acts

15th May 2015
Calls for greater competition in the aviation industry

2nd June 2015
EU lesson resources

10th September 2015

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