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8 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why is China trying to increase its birth rate? (Jan 2026)
China’s low birth rate intensifies labour shortages, ageing dependency and economic drag
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6 Jan 2026
From Lev to Euro: Bulgaria’s High-Stakes Leap into Europe’s Monetary Mainstream
Bulgaria has just taken one of the most symbolically powerful economic steps available to an EU member state: joining the eurozone. That this milestone has been reached by the European Union’s...
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6 Jan 2026
Will the Junk Food Ad Ban Actually Work? I Economics in the News
The UK government’s 2026 ban on junk food advertising which has now come into force is a textbook example of "command-and-control" intervention designed to correct market failure. With ads for high...
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6 Jan 2026
Data Starter: Change in global economic power since 1980
How has the economic power of the top 10 economies changed since 1980?
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5 Jan 2026
Video Shorts on European Monetary Union
Here is a selection of video shorts covering aspects of European Monetary Union.
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5 Jan 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – What are the economic costs of insufficient vaccination uptake? (Jan 2026)
Low child immunisation threatens herd immunity and economic welfare
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4 Jan 2026
Video Shorts on European Union Economics
Here are some video shorts on different aspects of the economics of the European Union
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3 Jan 2026
Copper Prices and the Terms of Trade: A Double-Edged Sword for Chile
In the landscape of international economics, few metrics are as pivotal for developing nations as the Terms of Trade (TOT). This indicator serves as a barometer for a country's economic health,...
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2 Jan 2026
China Taxes Condoms — Will It Work?
China has introduced a 13% tax on condoms for the first time in 30 years, hoping to reverse a rapidly falling fertility rate and an ageing population.
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30 Dec 2025
Britain’s Youth Brain Drain Explained I UK Economy News
Britain is experiencing a growing youth brain drain, with emigration of UK nationals rising to around 252,000 in the year to June 2025, and three-quarters of those leaving under the age of 35.
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19 Dec 2025
Loss Leaders Explained: The 2025 Christmas Veg Price War
UK supermarkets have kicked off a full-blown Christmas vegetable price war, slashing carrots, parsnips and sprouts to as little as 15p–19p, and in some areas even 5p as Aldi and Lidl battle for the...
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18 Dec 2025
Bank of England Cuts Rates to 3.75% — Explained
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 3.75% following a narrow 5–4 MPC vote, marking the lowest rate since early 2023. The decision reflects confidence that inflation has peaked, as shown...
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16 Dec 2025
Data Starter: Christmas spending in the UK, Dec 2024
What happens to UK spending in the run-up to Christmas?
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15 Dec 2025
Economics CPD options from tutor2u
As Autumn term 2025 draws to a close, here's a handy round-up of all the free, online and face-to-face Economics teacher CPD options now available from tutor2u!
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15 Dec 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Why has the price of silver been rising? (Dec 2025)
Industrial pressure, shrinking supply and investor demand have all conspired to push silver to around US $60.4 per ounce — a fresh high
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12 Dec 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 12 December 2025
Here's our final weekly Economics News Quiz of 2025. 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...
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12 Dec 2025
Data Starter: Adult obesity in selected countries, 1990 -2022
Using the OurWorldinData chart, answer these calculation questions: Calculate the percentage increase in the proportion of adults who are obese in Brazil.Compare the UK’s adult obesity rate with...
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11 Dec 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Should Netflix be allowed to acquire Warner Bros? (Dec 2025)
Netflix’s takeover of Warner Bros could reshape streaming — with scale, cost‑savings but some anti-competition tensions
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8 Dec 2025
tutor2u Festive Quiz 2025 | GCSE Economics
The GCSE Economics tutor2u Festive Quiz for 2025 is here!
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