Blog and updates
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14 May 2020
Piketty on whether coronavirus might lead to fairer societies
The Guardian carries an interview with Thomas Piketty about prospects for lower levels of inequality in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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8 May 2020
US unemployment rises 33 million since start of the pandemic
The scale of the rise in US unemployment is unprecedented - whereas seven weeks ago, unemployment was at its lowest level in 50 years, today US unemployment stands close to 20%, something not seen...
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7 May 2020
From our Economics Correspondent: The state of the UK economy in 2025 [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
As I write this entry, the Bank of England has just released a report warning that the UK faces its deepest recession on record. This initial report from the BBCexplains that Bank said that the...
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7 May 2020
Is globalisation now in reverse? [Year 13 Enrichment Task]
This week's Enrichment Task for Year 13 students was inspired by a BBC radio programme on Monday morning. In 'Start the Week', journalist Andrew Marr explored the history of globalisation (which...
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4 May 2020
Could universal basic income help reduce the risk of future economic shocks?
John Harris wonders here whether the time for a Universal Basic Income has come, and how it might help create a more equal and less divisive society.
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4 May 2020
Will small scale coffee growers survive the crisis?
Proof here that whilst we often simplify, and assume that primary products are homogenous, this isn't actually the case.
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4 May 2020
How to avoid a W-shaped global coronavirus recession
A Project Syndicate piece here on how to ensure that we don't have a W-shaped coronavirus recession.
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3 May 2020
Pakistan pays people out of work in the pandemic to plant trees
The World Economic Forum highlights the effect of the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan in this clip, that looks at the importance of providing a social safety net for people out of work, giving...
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3 May 2020
Virgin and O2 plan merger
News here that Virgin Media and O2 are apparently considering a deal to challenge the Sky/BT duopoly with a platform spanning communications and television.
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3 May 2020
Covid-19 crisis opens doors to a leaner British Airways
This article looks at the impact of the pandemic on aviation, noting the recent announcement of job losses at British Airways.
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1 May 2020
How to stop plastic getting into the ocean
This is a really powerful Economist film about one group's work in tackling the issue of marine pollution and plastic waste.
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30 Apr 2020
Ten reasons why a 'Greater Depression' for the 2020s is inevitable
Optimism isn't Nouriel Roubini's stock-in trade judging by this piece in the Guardian.
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29 Apr 2020
Is there a 'right' price for oil? [Year 13 Enrichment Task}
Both of this week's enrichment tasks for economics students are based on the extraordinary events in oil markets in the last few days. For year 13 students (and year 12's who would like to have a...
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29 Apr 2020
What is the cause of the oil price crash? [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
Both of this week's enrichment tasks for economics students are based on the extraordinary events in oil markets in the last few days. For year 12 students the question posed asks them to consider...
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28 Apr 2020
Should profitable P&O get a bail-out?
The owners of P&O, DP World (Dubai Ports World) have asked the government for a bailout worth £150m to keep the ferry operator in business, and see it through the coronavirus lockdown., having...
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26 Apr 2020
Risks that the global flower trade is evaporating
Andrew Verity reports on the challenges facing tulip producers in the Netherlands. A good example of the micro impact of lockdown.
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25 Apr 2020
Are corona bonds a moment of truth for the EU?
This article is a reflection on the future of the EU which wonders whether coronavirus is its ultimate test of unity.
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