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22 Sept 2026
The Engine of the Economy: What’s Driving UK Consumer Spending?
If you want to understand the health of the UK economy, look no further than the high street, the car dealerships, and our online shopping habits. Consumer spending is the undisputed heavyweight...
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22 Sept 2026
Data Starter: Energy use by data centers and AI
How much energy is used by AI and data centers?
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21 Sept 2026
Free Teacher Subscriptions to LSE Centrepiece Magazine
Every term, CentrePiece, the magazine of the LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, features the latest policy-focused work from the world-renowned economics institute – and it is available free to...
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21 Sept 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why is the Bank hinting at higher interest rates in future? (Sept 2026)
Energy shock threatens higher inflation, interest rates and weaker UK growth
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20 Sept 2026
Choice Architecture in Action: Restricted vs. Mandated Choice
When evaluating government intervention in markets, traditional economic theory often assumes consumers are perfectly rational calculators of utility. However, behavioural economics injects a...
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19 Sept 2026
Taking Britain’s Pulse: A Guide to Measuring UK Economic Performance
Assessing the health of a modern national economy requires looking beyond a single headline number to monitor a complete macroeconomic dashboard. From the shops on high streets to the trading...
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18 Sept 2026
Economics Weekly Quiz | 18 September 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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18 Sept 2026
Data Starter: Countries with the most government debt, 2026
Which countries have the highest level of government debt?
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17 Sept 2026
Trade Unions in the Labour Market I A-Level and IB Economics
Trade unions are far more than just theoretical market imperfections; they are active disruptors fighting to tilt the balance of power between workers and employers. While standard economic models...
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17 Sept 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Could a bank tax ease the cost-of-living pressures from higher energy bills? (Sept 2026)
Unions urge bank tax to fund energy bill cuts amid cost-of-living pressures
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16 Sept 2026
Magic at the Margin: Why MR=MC Rules the Business World
For Year 13 students staring down their exams, the idea of "marginal profit" can sometimes feel like just another abstract graph to memorize. But beyond the textbooks, it is actually the beating...
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15 Sept 2026
Economics of Technological Change in Markets and Industries
In this video, we are unpacking one of the most dynamic and consequential forces in microeconomics: how rapid innovation reshapes firms, disrupts established industries, and transforms entire...
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15 Sept 2026
Data Starter: Global poverty (2017 data)
What share of the population of each country lived on less than $30 per day?
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14 Sept 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why are jobs going at Jaguar Land Rover? (Sept 2026)
Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs as tariffs and weak demand hit profitability
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13 Sept 2026
Economics Enrichment Ideas in 60 Seconds Each
We’ve just added a new collection of very short Economics videos exploring interesting ideas and applications that can help students go a little beyond the standard specification content. Each...
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11 Sept 2026
Designing Decisions: Why Choice Architecture is Crucial for A-Level Economics
Every time you walk into a supermarket, open a revision app, or sign up for a student bank account, you are navigating a landscape designed by a choice architect. In our economics specifications,...
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11 Sept 2026
Beyond Homo Economicus: Why Nudges Matter in Modern Economics
For much of your early economics studies, you are introduced to Homo Economicus—the perfectly rational, utility-maximising consumer who always possesses perfect information and flawlessly weighs...
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11 Sept 2026
Economics Weekly Quiz | 11 September 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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11 Sept 2026
Mastering the Market: Decoding the Supply Curve and its Determinants
For anyone navigating the core concepts of microeconomics, grasping the mechanics of supply is absolutely essential. At its heart, market supply is driven by one fundamental force: the profit...
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11 Sept 2026
Data Starter: Monthly salary in major cities, 2026
Which cities in the world pay the highest salaries?
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