Blog and updates
-
11 Mar 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 11 March 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz. We have 8 multichoice questions and 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
-
3 Mar 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 04 March 2022
The weekly economics news quiz is back! We have a slightly different format for you but still have 10 multichoice questions and 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in...
-
23 Feb 2022
What are national insurance contributions?
National Insurance Contributions are rising in April 2022. Since being announced, opinion has been divided on whether this is the best mechanism for the government to raise revenue.
-
23 Feb 2022
Government intervention - Paris announces car ban for central districts
Here is a great contextual example of government intervention! Paris has announced plans to ban private cars from small central areas of the city from 2024.
-
22 Feb 2022
Water Industry and Externalities - SW Water criticised for dismal pollution record
This is a fairly damning report in the FT on the privatised UK water industry in general and South West Water in particular.
-
15 Feb 2022
Monetary Policy - Bank of England walks tightrope on interest rates
Larry Elliott looks at the monetary policy dilemma facing the Bank of England - what to do with interest rates in response to inflation.
-
14 Feb 2022
Aggregate Demand - Is the Age of Consumption over?
Is the age of consumption over? This Guardian article provides some background.
-
13 Feb 2022
Labour Market - What roles for trade unions during the cost of living crisis?
This labour market article from Larry Elliott taps into the current macroeconomic environment to reflect upon the place of trades unions.
-
13 Feb 2022
Government Intervention - Should there be a windfall tax on energy companies?
A windfall tax is undoubtedly a popular idea: oil companies have got rich and we are footing the bill, ergo they should pay more tax.
-
11 Feb 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 11 February 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz! What was the UK's economic growth for 2021? Who is the parent company of Marmite who announced an increase in prices? What recommendation did TV presenter...
-
9 Feb 2022
Innovation and Environmental Impact - Can new innovations reduce beer’s water usage?
This clip is gold dust for students revising negative and positive externalities from production!
-
4 Feb 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 04 February 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz! What has the Governor of the BoE asked people NOT to do? What financial support has Chancellor Rishi Sunak offered this week to households? Which EU country...
-
3 Feb 2022
Levelling Up - Can the UK improve inequalities without big spending?
Faisal Islam asks whether government is going to be able to reduce regional income inequality without a significant increase in state spending.
-
3 Feb 2022
How a Vietnamese Village Makes 50,000 Incense Sticks A Day
This Business Insider clip looks at Vietnamese incense sticks. There's lots of economics here - including trade protectionism and branding.
-
2 Feb 2022
Britain's Million Missing Workers
The latest research into the impact of coronavirus on the UK economy has produced some surprising results.
-
1 Feb 2022
Tragedy of the Commons - Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’
Common access resources will always suffer from over-exploitation, and in this case it's the oceans off the West African coast that are been over-fished by the Chinese.
-
1 Feb 2022
The Decade The Rich Won
Many Economics teachers are flagging this up as a great series to watch - now available on the BBC iPlayer.
-
1 Feb 2022
Unemployment Policy in the UK - Way to Work forces jobseekers to widen their job search net
There's been an important change in UK unemployment policy, with the introduction of a scheme known as Way to Work.
-
31 Jan 2022
Congestion Externalities - Is Road Pricing the Way Forward?
Could road pricing could be the answer to both environmental concerns and serve as a way of replacing fuel duty and road tax?
-
30 Jan 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 30 January 2022
Here's this week's online economics news quiz alongside its downloadable Powerpoint version! Good luck!
Get email updates
Subscribe to our email updates and we’ll let you know whenever new content we think you’ll find useful is added.