Blog and updates
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7 Jun 2019
Grade Booster Exam Workshops for A-Level Economics in 2020
The dates and locations for our 2020 programme of A-Level Economics Grade Booster Exam Workshops are now available.
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4 Jun 2019
How economic inequality might affect a society's well-being
This 12 minute video from PBS in the USA is ideal enrichment material for students looking at the issue of how to measure and calibrate changes in economic well-being, a much broader and - to an...
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4 Jun 2019
Amazon trials ten pop-up shops on the UK high street
Keeping up to speed with the fast-changing high street environment is never easy. Recently eBaY opened a pop-up shop to showcase the wares of some of their traders and now Amazon is launching ten...
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4 Jun 2019
Waitrose joins the Unpackaged Movement
The circular economy in action! This could well become one of the key points of non-price differentiation between grocery retailers in the UK. Waitrose is trialling refilling stations for dried...
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31 May 2019
Capital in the 21st Century - The Official Trailer
Here is the trailer for Capital in the 21st Century which comes out in the summer of 2019 and is a film adaptation of one of the most groundbreaking and powerful books of our time by Thomas Piketty.
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31 May 2019
Why The Inequality Gap Is Growing Between Rich And Poor
This video focuses on the USA but has a broader currency in helping to explain some of the structural factors behind increasing inequality.
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28 May 2019
Brazil dam disaster: The cost of economic development
This is a hugely sobering video from BBC Newsnight about the human cost of the collapsed dam at an iron ore mine in Brumadinho. For many, the tragedy is a stark consequence of a pattern of...
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22 May 2019
Key Macro Topics to Revise for A Level Economics Paper 2 on 23 May 2019
In this video I look at some of the real topical issues and debates that might form the basis for a context data response question or essay question in the 2019 macro paper. Please note - this is...
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21 May 2019
Brexit and the Macro Exam – Making Connections
In this short video we look at some of the connections between Brexit and key topics on your macroeconomics specification. One of the major topics must be the debate about whether the UK should...
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19 May 2019
Amazon invests in Deliveroo
An interesting tech joint venture. Amazon has invested in Deliveroo - looking to support the food courier.
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19 May 2019
Firms turning employees into owners
The BBC uses the announcements by Richer Sounds and BT to look at the incentives for firms to opt for employee-ownership. Higher productivity, lower staff turnover, more innovation and the ability...
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17 May 2019
Economics Weekly Quiz - 17 May 2019
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck! PS. Best of luck with upcoming exams!
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16 May 2019
The Economics of Pricing for the Champion's League Final
The appearance of Liverpool and Spurs in the Champions League final and Arsenal and Chelsea in the Europa Cup one has generated massive interest. But the official ticket prices for the games are...
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16 May 2019
Why are glasses so expensive?
Why Glasses Are So Expensive? One glaringly obvious answer is that Italian firm Luxottica owns 40% of the US market and has a major presence in many other developed and emerging countries. This is...
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16 May 2019
Why is vanilla so expensive - A Level economics in six minutes
Put your revision notes down for 6 minutes to watch this! Why is vanilla so expensive? There is a strong case for saying that the entire A level micro and macro course could be taught just using...
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10 May 2019
Economics Weekly Quiz - 10 May 2019
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck! PS. Best of luck with upcoming exams!
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8 May 2019
Spotify complains of anti-competitive behaviour by Apple
More competition concerns for Apple, with the EU looking set to investigate Spotify's complaint that Apple's dominance of App Store means that it looks to push Apple music services to the detriment...
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