Blog and updates
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30 Jan 2026
Data Starter: UK employment rate 2016-2025
Has the UK’s employment rate reached pre-covid levels?
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29 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – The effects of falling milk prices on farmers (Jan 2026)
UK dairy farmers squeezed by plunging milk prices and supermarket monopsony power
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28 Jan 2026
Video Shorts on Capitalism and Inequality
Here is a selection of video shorts on the debates surrounding capitalism and inequality.
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27 Jan 2026
Video Shorts on Economic Development
Here is a selection of video shorts on aspects of economic and human development.
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27 Jan 2026
Data Starter: The price elasticity of demand for petrol
How price elastic is demand for petrol in the UK?
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26 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – How worrying is the recent increase in inflation? (Jan 2026)
UK inflation unexpectedly rises to 3.4% as tobacco tax and travel costs bite
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23 Jan 2026
Economics Weekly Quiz | 23 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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23 Jan 2026
Data Starter: UK export commodities in 2024
What types of commodities generated the most export revenue for the UK in 2024?
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22 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – How does conflict influence growth and economic development? (Jan 2026)
Conflict-ridden developing economies see poverty rise and growth stall, World Bank warns
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20 Jan 2026
Data Starter: UN HDI index 2025
Where are the world’s most developed economies as measured by the HDI in 2025?
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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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