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28 Jan 2018
The Planet's Biggest Baked Bean Factory
We simply had to cross post this from the Business Blog! A stunning three minute video following the production process of the Heinz baked bean factory in Wigan Lancashire which can supply up to 3...
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28 Jan 2018
Contestable Markets: Is AirBNB cheaper than a hotel?
The platform economy business AirBNB has had a major effect on the hospitality sector of numerous cities around the world. The widespread assumption is that AirBNB offers cheaper accommodation than...
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26 Jan 2018
IMF predicts Economic Growth rates for 2018 - 'Dial Up' activity
The IMF have released their latest figures predicting economic growth rates around the world (as well as predicting a change in overall World output) for 2018. You can see the latest figures...
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26 Jan 2018
Economics Weekly News Quiz - 26 January 2018
Here's this week's news quiz for Economics. Good luck.
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26 Jan 2018
Free lunch? What if electricity was free?
Is there anything like a free lunch when it comes to supplying electricity to homes, businesses and communities? Perhaps we are moving towards something close to a zero marginal cost of generating...
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25 Jan 2018
Sky abandoning the satellite dish - market contestability
Sky have announced that they are abandoning the use of satellite dishes and will move across to a system where all content is streamed through the internet. The switch will occur in the UK at some...
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25 Jan 2018
Obesity: not just a rich-world problem
A new short video from the Economist - providing excellent context and a prompt for classroom discussion.
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24 Jan 2018
Privatisation and Regulation - FT series of articles
One of many issues that is highlighted by the failure of Carillion is Privatisation - a topic that sits clearly in the Economics A level syllabus. As many of us reach the part of our scheme of work...
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24 Jan 2018
Economic Development: Vietnam Rising
Here are two new videos from the IMF focusing on growth and development drivers in the fast-growing Vietnamese economy.
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23 Jan 2018
Protectionism: Import Tariffs in the News
The United States and India have both announced severe import tariffs on solar panels sourced from China. Two good topical examples to add to your A-level Economics notes on trade and protectionism.
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23 Jan 2018
Sky/Fox merger and public interest
It seems like the proposed merger between Sky and Fox has been on the cards for ages and plenty has been written about the subject, including on this website.
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22 Jan 2018
Rail Economics: Explaining the increase in UK Rail Fares
The FT looks at the recent 3.4% increase in season ticket and off-peak rail fares, and drills down into the price increase, arguing that the train operating companies (TOCs) only earn a small...
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19 Jan 2018
Economics Weekly Quiz - January 19 2018
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
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18 Jan 2018
Is free trade good or bad?
Andrew Walker has written an excellent article on the benefits and costs of trade - ideal enrichment reading for Year 13 economists studying aspects of trade and globalisation.
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18 Jan 2018
Credit card surcharge bans and government failure
The urge to meddle unthinkingly in micro detail, without grasping that this will change behaviour, is a besetting sin of modern politicians.
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15 Jan 2018
Ford ramps up investment in electric cars
As I've always said, electric cars are coming. Ford are the latest manufacturer to announce that they are ramping up investment in the sector, with an eye on expanding the range of non-fossil fuel...
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15 Jan 2018
Will Cape Town run out of water?
The central economic problem writ large: scarcity and choice. In this case, it's the iconic city of Cape Town, a remarkable place, which is facing an extreme water shortage.
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13 Jan 2018
UK Economic Performance - "Dial up" activity
With Brexit continuing to dominate the news headlines, here's an activity that compares the UK's current economic performance with other EU and G20 countries.
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12 Jan 2018
Economics Weekly Quiz - 12 January 2018
Here's this week's Economics news quiz. Good luck!
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