Blog and updates
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12 Jun 2020
UK GDP falls 20% in one month
It really shouldn't come as a surprise that UK real GDP should collapse in this way because the shut-down was a deliberate act to protect public health.
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11 Jun 2020
How and why do economies benefit from fixing inequality? [Year 13 Enrichment Task]
Inequality has been an inescapable issue in the news this week. In the midst of the continuing reports about racial inequality, not only in the US but also in the UK and many other countries, the...
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11 Jun 2020
Stirring up growth with public investment [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
In the face of a flood of bad economic news, this week's Enrichment Task asks Year 12 students to look at the role that government spending could have in promoting economic growth. With a focus on...
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11 Jun 2020
UK economy set to be hit hardest of leading economies
The OECD is forecasting that the depth of the UK recession is going to be the largest in the developed world, with real GDP set to shrink by 11.5% this year, and possibly as much as 14% if there's...
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11 Jun 2020
Just Eat buys US rival GrubHub
European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway has bought US rival GrubHub in a £5.75 billion deal.
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10 Jun 2020
Toilet paper and global supply chains
Markets in action - this FT clip looks at the global shortages of toilet paper and the impact of increased demand for toilet paper during the coronavirus pandemic.
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10 Jun 2020
Ethiopia plans to plant 5 billion trees
Ethiopia has announced plans to plant 5 billion trees this year to help fight climate change, and to counter environmental degradation.
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6 Jun 2020
Deglobalisation risks hurting economic growth everywhere
Kenneth Rogoff writes that deglobalisation is going to hurt growth everywhere, not least in the United States.
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4 Jun 2020
Sandwich firm shed thousands of jobs as demand falls away
2,000 jobs have gone at one of the UK's largest sandwich making firms, Adelie Foods, which has shutdown in the wake of the pandemic.
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4 Jun 2020
Is the global fossil fuel industry on the brink of collapse?
The Guardian carries a story that suggests that the market for fossil fuels could collapse, based on a report by financial think-tank Carbon Tracker.
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4 Jun 2020
Confidence is key to recovery - lessons from the Black Death
Can we learn from history? An excellent book by Ben Gummer on the Black Death in 14th century Britain, “The Scourging Angel”, shows that we can.
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4 Jun 2020
Economics and Me - A New Podcast
Will Haines has a new podcast exploring topical issues in Economics and the early episodes are well worth a listen!
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4 Jun 2020
Kahoot Quizzes for Economics
This blog curates an updated series of Kahoot Quizzes on key economics topics.
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4 Jun 2020
The Economics Observatory is launched
A hugely impressive roster of economists have come togetherto answer key policy questions on the Covid-19 crisis.
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1 Jun 2020
COVID-19: the economic policy response [Year 13 Enrichment Task]
This week's enrichment tasks have a change of emphasis, as instead of research, they require students to listen to podcasts of recent public lectures at the London School of Economics. The LSE has...
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1 Jun 2020
Radical Uncertainty: decision making in an unknowable future [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
This week's enrichment tasks have a change of emphasis, as instead of research, they require students to listen to podcasts of recent public lectures at the London School of Economics. The LSE has...
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30 May 2020
Coronavirus accelerates car industry restructuring
The car industry is going to undergo massive restructuring, with Renault shedding 15,000 jobs.
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23 May 2020
Greening the Economy - No Trade Off with Growth
The Guardian makes the case that there is no need for there to be a trade-off between growth and environmental concerns.
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