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24 Jan 2020
Economics Weekly Quiz 24 January 2020
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
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24 Jan 2020
Finland aims for carbon neutrality by 2035
Finland has pledged to be carbon-neutral by 2035 - this is a target twice as fast as the UK government target.
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23 Jan 2020
The theft of national wealth from Angola
This opinion piece for the Guardian highlights the damage that corruption, and poor governance can do to a country's development prospects, and the standard of living enjoyed by its citizens.
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23 Jan 2020
Fender fined £4.5m for preventing online discounts
The Fender Stratocaster - iconic - and until recently not available at a discount online. That's because, as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) discovered, Fender had set a minimum price...
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22 Jan 2020
Sustainability: People still want plastic bottles, says Coca-Cola
To what extent do consumers drive climate change? This BBC piece citing Coca-Cola's head of sustainability makes it fairly clear that this is the case.
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21 Jan 2020
A World Without Work (Daniel Susskind)
The Oxford Martin School was packed for a talk tonight by Balliol College Fellow Daniel Susskind on his new book “A World Without Work”.
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18 Jan 2020
Does FlyBe have a future as a viable business?
Just a really interesting article - full of applied microeconomics- which considers whether Flybe is a viable business or is swimming against the tide?
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18 Jan 2020
Microsoft makes pledge to go "carbon negative"
Microsoft have announced that they wish to go 'carbon negative' by 2050.
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17 Jan 2020
Economics Weekly Quiz w/e 17 January 2020
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
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15 Jan 2020
What Happens When Economics Doesn’t Reflect the Real World?
A superb short talk on real competition and markets and the actual behaviour of agents.
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15 Jan 2020
Does a higher minimum wage necessarily cost jobs?
This is a topical debate in the UK following ion from the 6 per cent hike in the legal pay floor due to take effect this spring.
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15 Jan 2020
Responsible capitalism: Greggs has been doing it for decades
This FT article glows about the commitment to social impact by a leading poster child for entrepreneurship in the North East - Greggs
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10 Jan 2020
Economics Weekly Quiz w/e 10 January 2020
Happy New Year! Here's the decade's first economics news quiz. Good luck!
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10 Jan 2020
Finance & Financial Crises (Ha-Joon Chang)
In this lecture in INET’s “Economics For People” series, Ha-Joon Chang explains finance and financial crises.
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9 Jan 2020
Unintended consequences: Does a plastic ban harm the environment?
One for the file marked Law of Unintended Consequences: this BBC article highlights that banning all forms of plastic packaging could see firms opting for higher carbon alternatives.
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9 Jan 2020
Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor? (Ha-Joon Chang)
In this lecture in INET’s “Economics For People” series, Ha-Joon Chang looks at international inequality.
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9 Jan 2020
Why new tools of time and task micro-management are counter-productive
Calling all employers! What was in your Christmas stocking? Did you find the latest gadget designed to enhance productivity?
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8 Jan 2020
What Is Wrong With Globalisation? (Ha Joon Chang)
In this lecture in INET’s new “Economics For People” series, Professor Ha-Joon Chang from the University of Cambridge explains the backlash to globalisation.
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7 Jan 2020
Renewables beat fossil fuels on 137 days in greenest year for UK energy |
The changing nature of the UK's electricity generating capacity is highlighted in this Guardian article, with the rise of renewables quantified.
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