Blog and updates
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4 Oct 2020
Elasticity of Supply - How Bike Shops Kept Up With America’s 121% Spike In Demand
This is simply terrific as a mini case study when teaching shifts in demand and factors influencing price elasticity of supply.
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4 Oct 2020
tutor2u economics on instagram and twitter
We are curating breaking economics news stories, interesting research reports and other great study resources on our social media channels.
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4 Oct 2020
What do we mean by "levelling up" the UK economy?
This excellent IFS clip looks at the notion of "levelling up" something that Boris Johnson highlighted in his first speech as PM.
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4 Oct 2020
Fish farms regenerating the environment
This World Economic Forum clip looks at a sustainable fish farm that actually helps regenerate the environment rather than damaging it.
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4 Oct 2020
Will covid kill globalisation?
Will covid accelerate a process away from hyper-globalisation. The Economist investigates in this excellent enrichment video.
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2 Oct 2020
Economics Weekly Quiz - 2 October 2020
Here's our latest weekly quiz on news stories from the UK's economy. Don't forget, the quiz has a 'Classroom mode' for any teacher wishing to run the activity on a whiteboard. Good luck!
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30 Sept 2020
Nature-Based Tourism in Laos
This World Bank clip look at the ability of nature-based tourism to generate important, and sustainable revenues for Laos, fostering development that is sensitive to the needs of the environment.
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28 Sept 2020
Demand and Supply - 5 minute Powerpoint Knowledge Retrieval Quiz
If you've covered the causes of what might shift demand and supply curves, here's a 5 minute quiz that will test your students understanding. Presented with a demand and supply diagram, students...
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25 Sept 2020
Economics Weekly Quiz - 25 September 2020
Here's our latest weekly quiz on news stories from the UK's economy. Don't forget, the quiz has a 'Classroom mode' for any teacher wishing to run the activity on a whiteboard. Good luck!
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25 Sept 2020
Sunak's Winter Economic Plan
We have brought together some resources on the Winter Economic Plan launched by Chancellor Sunak in September 2020.
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24 Sept 2020
Major carmakers sue US government over China tax
US-based car makers have filed lawsuits arguing that US tariffs on imports of Chinese car parts are illegal, reflecting the fact that components are now more expensive than previously, making...
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22 Sept 2020
Direct cash transfers and cutting extreme poverty in Yemen
This World Bank clip looks at the power of direct cash transfers in Yemen, a country riven by ongoing civil war.
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22 Sept 2020
China's control of rare earths - why this matters
This fascinating FT clip looks at the implications of China's domination of the market for rare earth metals.
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21 Sept 2020
Mastering A-Level Economics: Quantitative Skills | Free Course
Every quantitative skill required by A-Level Economics students is covered in this new, free online course from tutor2u Economics.
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20 Sept 2020
Rents collapse as tenants leave towns and cities
Lovely example here of markets in action, in the rental property market, as result of falling demand.
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18 Sept 2020
Economics Weekly Quiz - 18 September 2020
Here's our latest weekly quiz on news stories from the UK's economy. Don't forget, the quiz has a 'Classroom mode' for any teacher wishing to run the activity on a whiteboard. Good luck!
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15 Sept 2020
Asia sees first regional economic recession in sixty years
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is reporting that for the first time in 60 years, "developing Asia" - a bloc of 45 countries is going to experience a recession.
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15 Sept 2020
Social Costs: The high price of salmon farming
A long read here from the Guardian about salmon farming.
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15 Sept 2020
Circular economy: Women fighting the surge in plastic waste
An excellent clip that looks at plastic waste, and potential solutions to the problem, extrapolating from the experience of a programme developed in Haiti, focusing on the reality of creating a...
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11 Sept 2020
Economics Weekly Quiz - 11 September 2020
It's back! Our weekly economics quiz is here! Economics students should be keeping a careful eye on the real world news stories that back up the theory taught in class so why not have a go at our...
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