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19 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Can the job of a CEO be shared successfully? (Jan 2026)
Job-sharing CEOs widen talent pools but risk inefficiency at the top
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16 Jan 2026
Economics Weekly Quiz | 16 January 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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16 Jan 2026
Data Starter: Economic growth in the USA 2023-25
How fast has the US economy been growing in recent years?
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15 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – How did the festive period affect Next’s profits? (Jan 2026)
Next lifts profit forecast after strong Christmas sales, defying retail slowdown
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13 Jan 2026
Data Starter: Global crude oil reserves, 2023
Does Venezuela have the most of the world’s proven crude oil reserves?
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12 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why have ads for junk foods been banned? (Jan 2026)
Junk-food ad ban starts, targeting HFSS products to cut obesity costs
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10 Jan 2026
Video Shorts on Trade Protectionism
Here are some YouTube shorts covering aspects of trade protectionism.
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10 Jan 2026
Loyalty Cards and Price Discrimination – 25-Mark EdExcel Essay Plan
Price discrimination is a core topic in A-level microeconomics, and supermarket loyalty schemes provide an excellent real-world example. In this video, we examine how supermarkets use loyalty cards...
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9 Jan 2026
Economics Weekly Quiz | 09 January 2026
Happy New Year to all Economics quizzers! Here's our first economics news quiz of 2026. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of...
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9 Jan 2026
Data Starter: Productivity growth since 2000 in South Korea and Japan
Has South Korean productivity growth outpaced that in Japan, 2000-2023?
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8 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why is China trying to increase its birth rate? (Jan 2026)
China’s low birth rate intensifies labour shortages, ageing dependency and economic drag
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6 Jan 2026
From Lev to Euro: Bulgaria’s High-Stakes Leap into Europe’s Monetary Mainstream
Bulgaria has just taken one of the most symbolically powerful economic steps available to an EU member state: joining the eurozone. That this milestone has been reached by the European Union’s...
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6 Jan 2026
Will the Junk Food Ad Ban Actually Work? I Economics in the News
The UK government’s 2026 ban on junk food advertising which has now come into force is a textbook example of "command-and-control" intervention designed to correct market failure. With ads for high...
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6 Jan 2026
Data Starter: Change in global economic power since 1980
How has the economic power of the top 10 economies changed since 1980?
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5 Jan 2026
Video Shorts on European Monetary Union
Here is a selection of video shorts covering aspects of European Monetary Union.
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5 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – What are the economic costs of insufficient vaccination uptake? (Jan 2026)
Low child immunisation threatens herd immunity and economic welfare
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4 Jan 2026
Video Shorts on European Union Economics
Here are some video shorts on different aspects of the economics of the European Union
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3 Jan 2026
Copper Prices and the Terms of Trade: A Double-Edged Sword for Chile
In the landscape of international economics, few metrics are as pivotal for developing nations as the Terms of Trade (TOT). This indicator serves as a barometer for a country's economic health,...
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2 Jan 2026
China Taxes Condoms — Will It Work?
China has introduced a 13% tax on condoms for the first time in 30 years, hoping to reverse a rapidly falling fertility rate and an ageing population.
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30 Dec 2025
Britain’s Youth Brain Drain Explained I UK Economy News
Britain is experiencing a growing youth brain drain, with emigration of UK nationals rising to around 252,000 in the year to June 2025, and three-quarters of those leaving under the age of 35.
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