Blog and updates
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4 Apr 2020
Do highly leveraged universities deserve a bail out?
My article today comes from the Financial Times where Camilla Cavendish asks if universities are too big to fail?
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2 Apr 2020
Will coronavirus reverse globalisation?
This is today's must read article, for my money. It suggests that one of the consequences of this could be a retreat from hyper-globalisation.
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2 Apr 2020
Time to make amends to the low-paid essential worker
This is a searing and timely call to arms from Sarah O'Connor in the Financial Times.
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1 Apr 2020
The maths of epidemic models gives rise for cautious optimism
How long should the lockdown last? Should it be tightened or relaxed?
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31 Mar 2020
Adam Tooze: The current financial and economic crisis
Adam Tooze, Professor of Economic History at Colombia University ran a seminar this evening on the global economic crisis. Here are some of his key points.
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30 Mar 2020
Explaining the FT's Coronavirus trajectory tracker
This is a really well explained and important video looking at how the Financial Times is tracking the coronavirus spread by country and sub-region / city.
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30 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Fighting the Downturn
My article of the day is the latest Monday briefing from Ian Stewart and his team at Deloitte.
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27 Mar 2020
Why this crisis is a test of our capacity to adapt
My article of the day comes from Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, columnist for the FT and presenter of More or Less on Radio 4.
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26 Mar 2020
‘Economics in Ten’ Podcasts and distance learning for Economics students
In this special blog, Gavin Simpson writes about the wonderful Economics in Ten podcast series. Well worth a read!
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26 Mar 2020
After Corona - What might be the new normal?
The current crisis dominates everything. But, within a relatively short space of time, it will pass. What next? What will be the “new normal”?
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25 Mar 2020
Chris Giles: Scientists should take lessons from economists on virus response
"Economics can tell you that efforts to fine tune the progression of coronavirus will fail."
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24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus risk - game theory meets the tragedy of the commons
My article for the day is from Tom Chivers writing on the UnHerd blog.
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23 Mar 2020
Will the world economy suffer hysteresis?
My article of the day comes from the BBC and looks at the risks of long-term damage to the world economy as a consequence of the crisis.
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22 Mar 2020
Year 13 Work - Information Bias
Until it becomes clearer how teachers will be asked to provide grades for the current Year 13s, here's an activity for those of you trying to keep your students engaged - useful for those with...
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22 Mar 2020
Year 12 Practical Economic Thinking task - Football Club Chairperson
In case you need something for Year 12 to do at home this week, here's a quick resource that gives them an opportunity to apply their economic thinking to managing a football club. Free and easy to...
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22 Mar 2020
Building a more resilient future
My article of the day comes from Anthony Painter at the RSA who has long been a supporter of some form of universal basic income.
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21 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: The economic crisis
My article of the day recommends to you a superb podcast from the BBC's Real Story which brings together a number of economists including Linda Yueh, Stephanie Flanders (head of Bloomberg...
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20 Mar 2020
Manufacturing consortia respond to ventilator shortages
My article of the day on the economic crisis is about the drive to bring manufacturers together to ramp up the supply of much-needed ventilators for use by the NHS as the volume of critical cases...
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