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13 Oct 2026
Macroeconomics has Micro Foundations - Background to the 2026 Nobel Winners
The 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded jointly to American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for their work on the "microeconomic foundations of...
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13 Oct 2026
Edexcel Economics 1.2.2 I Theory of Demand
Demand refers to the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices over a certain period of time. It is crucial to understand that demand is not...
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13 Oct 2026
Edexcel Economics 1.2.1: Rational Decision Making
At the very heart of classical economics lies a rather bold assumption about human nature: economic agents—whether they are consumers wandering down a supermarket aisle, workers negotiating their...
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13 Oct 2026
Data Starter: UK electricity generation per person 1920-2026
How has electricity generation per person changed over time?
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12 Oct 2026
AQA Economics 4.1.5.7: Economics of Price Discrimination
If you have ever bought a student cinema ticket, booked an off-peak train, or signed up for a discounted broadband package, you have participated in price discrimination. In imperfectly competitive...
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12 Oct 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why are consumers buying nitrite-free bacon? (Oct 2026)
Britons ditch traditional bacon as nitrite-free sales continue to sizzle
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9 Oct 2026
Economics Weekly Quiz | 09 October 2026
Here's this week's economics news quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
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9 Oct 2026
AQA Economics 4.1.2.3 and 4.1.2.4 - Behavioural Economics and Behavioural Policy
The irrational agent might be flawed, but writing about them in your Economics papers is a highly rational choice.
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8 Oct 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why are Lime bikes getting more profitable? (Oct 2026)
Lime profits surge as England embraces the humble ebike
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8 Oct 2026
Edexcel Economics 2.1.3: Unemployment and Employment
If there is one macroeconomic indicator that dominates the headlines and defines the health of an economy, it is unemployment. For those of you tackling the Edexcel Specification 2.1.3 this year,...
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7 Oct 2026
AQA Economics: 4.2.4.4 - The 2008 Global Financial Crisis
The 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) remains the defining economic shock of the 21st century. For A-level economists, understanding the GFC is essential—not just as modern history, but as a...
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7 Oct 2026
2027 Economics Teacher National Conference
Booking is now open for the Economics Teacher National Conference 2027: Thursday 10 June 2027 at Imperial College London.The 2027 theme is widening participation in A-Level Economics: how more...
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6 Oct 2026
Data Starter: Job opportunities for young people in the UK, Sept 2026
Where are the vacancies for young people?
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6 Oct 2026
Edexcel Economics 2.1.2: Inflation
Inflation is essentially the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, which directly reduces the purchasing power of your money and increases the cost of living.
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6 Oct 2026
Edexcel Economics 2.1.1: Economic Growth
Economic growth is essentially an increase in the productive potential of an economy, visualised as an outward shift of a country’s Production Possibility Frontier (PPF). Economists typically...
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5 Oct 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – What has been happening to the UK’s food & drink trade deficit? (Oct 2026)
UK food deficit hits £21bn as imports rise, exports fall
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3 Oct 2026
AQA Economics: Application Focus - Benefits and Costs of Price Discrimination
Level 5 on the AQA rubric demands that analysis and evaluation are heavily grounded in the context of the real economy, moving beyond theoretical vacuums. Students often hit a ceiling at Level 4...
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2 Oct 2026
AQA 4.2.4: Financial Markets: Understanding Commercial Banks
If you're diving into Theme 4.2.4: Financial Markets & Monetary Policy for your AQA A-Level, you've probably noticed that banks are at the absolute heart of the macroeconomic machine. But what...
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