Blog and updates
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14 Feb 2019
Globalisation: How can we tax the footloose multinationals?
Joseph Stiglitz writes on the thorny question of tax avoidance by multinationals, such as Apple, and concludes that for all their talk, the notion of corporate social responsibility is largely hot...
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14 Feb 2019
Can a universal basic income help society?
The Economist looks at the notion of a universal basic income (UBI). In Stockton, California, a city with above-average unemployment, the Mayor has introduced an experiment to give 100 people $500...
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14 Feb 2019
Oligopoly - Why is insulin so expensive?
A fascinating Business Insider clip looking at why insulin is so expensive in the US - and why it hasn't always been that way.
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14 Feb 2019
The positive returns from cutting food waste
A lovely article that highlights how tackling food waste in restaurants could generate significant returns for those companies that look to tackle the issue.
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14 Feb 2019
A Malaysian town smothered by rubbish
And this is where much of the plastic waste generated both in the West and in China, ends up. The town of Jenjarom in Malaysia has become the epicentre of the illegal plastic recycling industry,...
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12 Feb 2019
Biggest offshore wind farm to start UK supply
The Hornsea One offshore wind farm is about to start supplying the UK with electricity this week.
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12 Feb 2019
Tackling childcare in Sri Lanka
This International Finance Corporation clip looks at the importance of tackling the lack of childcare in Sri Lanka: it's an important cog in promoting female participation in the labour force, in a...
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10 Feb 2019
Could a cashless economy help central banks to use negative interest rates?
This IMF blog (published February 2019) argues that a dual currency system involving e-money and cash might give central banks for more freedom to cut interest rates below zero as a policy response...
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10 Feb 2019
Beyond Bangladesh - saving lives in the garment industry
This article from the OECD is relevant to students who have chosen Bangladesh as one of their chosen developing countries for more detailed A-level study.
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10 Feb 2019
Lessons from nine financial crises since the 1960s
The veteran economics journalist William Keegan reflects here on the key events of the eight financial crises involving the UK that he has covered, This is an engaging journey down memory lane for...
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10 Feb 2019
Kenyan farmers switch from coffee to avocado
So much growth and development economics here in this article on the decision of many Kenyan farmers to switch away from coffee towards growing avocado where prices are higher and the potential...
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10 Feb 2019
Scottish government launches prize to drive innovation in tidal power
An interesting insight here into many things - not least the best way for governments to fund innovation.
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9 Feb 2019
Solar power and economic opportunity in Ghana
Ghanaians are already relatively well-served in terms of electricity; however, for those people without access to the existing electricity network, solar mini-grid have provided an unusual way of...
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8 Feb 2019
Economics Weekly Quiz - 8 February 2019
Here's this week's Economics news quiz. Good luck!
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7 Feb 2019
Higher or Lower? Revenue streams of European football clubs
In late January, Deloitte published their 22nd annual Deloitte Football Money League report. The report profiles the highest revenue generating clubs in world football.
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6 Feb 2019
Business Growth: Spotify acquires Gimlet Media
An interesting merger story that highlights the fast-moving nature of the tech sector: Spotify has bought Gimlet Media, behind a string of popular podcasts including Reply All, and podcast...
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6 Feb 2019
Scarcity bias - Hotel booking sites told to change
Humans have a strong scarcity bias. We unconsciously assume things that are scarce are valuable and things that are relatively abundant are not. The scarcity bias impulse frequently kicks in when...
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5 Feb 2019
The Concept of the Corporation
Something here from John Kay's blog that looks at the nature of the corporation and challenges the view that "shareholders own the company".
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5 Feb 2019
Unilever snaps up snack brand Graze
A conglomerate merger, I suspect, as consumer goods giant Unilever looks to expand its portfolio of snack foods, purchasing the Graze brand, as it looks to move into healthier markets.
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4 Feb 2019
UK overseas aid failing to reduce poverty, report finds
Evidence if it were needed that overseas aid (ODA) isn't the developmental panacea that some claim it to be, with the One Campaign suggesting that the aid given by Britain - particularly by the...
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