Blog and updates
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9 Sept 2020
Government debt - how much is too much?
The Economist looks at the changing consensus regarding public debt.
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7 Sept 2020
How Ben & Jerry’s Makes Nearly One Million Pints of Ice Cream A Day
Business Economics gold dust! Ethics, production methods, market share, economies of scale, corporate social responsibility.
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5 Sept 2020
Price and non-price competition in supermarket deliveries
The surge in demand for supermarket home delivery services raises interesting examples of price and non-price competition.
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30 Aug 2020
Why is argan oil so expensive?
Business Insider looks at argan oil which is used in beauty products around the world.
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30 Aug 2020
Live now, pay later economy comes at a heavy cost for us all
Really interesting piece here about the implications of the buy now, pay later economy and how renting is coming back into fashion.
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29 Aug 2020
How TV advertising's woes have given small firms a bite at the cherry
Economics is a gift: I genuinely mean that. There are just so many interesting stories out there, including this one, that looks at an unforeseen consequence of the pandemic.
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29 Aug 2020
Bank of Jamaica Inflation-Targeting Dubplate for 2020
There are some things in life than transcend all economic considerations, and the Bank of Jamaica have done it again, with their latest video
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28 Aug 2020
Demonetization: When 86% of India's Currency Disappeared
This is a fantastic clip looking at the implications of India's 2016 demonetisation.
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25 Aug 2020
Is Uber's business model doomed?
This fascinating article looks at the ride-sharing market and argues that both Uber and Lyft are destined to fail.
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24 Aug 2020
UK government debt hits £2tn for first time
No surprises here: the public finances have reached unprecedented territory.
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24 Aug 2020
Monopsony power: News publishers fight tech giants for better deals
A fascinating story from the digital economy, which highlights the market power of two of the Big Four.
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10 Aug 2020
Coronavirus update: Concentrated global trade in medical products and high import tariffs
Research from the World Trade Organisation highlights the concentrated nature of export supplies of key medical products.
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6 Aug 2020
Regulating emissions: Should ads for large polluting vehicles be banned?
Environmentalists are arguing that the government should ban adverts for large cars, such as SUVs, because every car sold makes it less likely that the UK will meet its climate change commitments.
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5 Aug 2020
How Green Power is Driving Rural Africa
Here is a fantastic developmental clip looking at a small-scale project in rural Kenya.
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3 Aug 2020
Coronavirus update: Globalised Singapore drops into deep downturn
No country however successful in years past, is immune from the impact of the pandemic.
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1 Aug 2020
Coronavirus update: European Airlines suffer heavy losses during the pandemic
The aviation sector is among those worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
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31 Jul 2020
Camera firm Kodak pivots to drugs to fight virus.
Former camera giants, Kodak, have started to manufacture the ingredients required for generic drugs. As have Fuji Film.
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31 Jul 2020
Coronavirus update: Rents – a heavy burden on firms as revenues shrink
Rents that businesses pay on leased property is usually treated as a fixed cost.
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30 Jul 2020
China's Belt and Road Policy - Should the West Worry?
The Telegraph looks at the expansion of China's Belt and Road policy and its acquisition of stakes in ports across the globe, and the implications of this for the global economy.
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30 Jul 2020
Coronavirus update: Businesses Cut Jobs as Demand Falls Away
The recession caused by the pandemic has inevitably led to a steep fall in demand, revenues and profits for most UK businesses.
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