Blog and updates
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2 Oct 2017
Dyson considers move into the electric car market
The FT looks at Dyson's move into the electric car market and raises one or two concerns about them being a late mover into the sector allied to concerns about the future funding of the project....
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2 Oct 2017
2017 Global Competitiveness Rankings Revealed
The World Economic Forum gives a brief insight to the factors that affected the latest Global Competitiveness Report
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1 Oct 2017
Evaluating the pub smoking ban
While browsing the BBC website, I have come across this set of 10 charts that show the effect of the ban smoking in all enclosed public places and work places since it came into force in England on...
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29 Sept 2017
Economics News Quiz - 29 September 2017
Here's this week's Economics news quiz. Good luck!
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29 Sept 2017
Bombardier faces 220% tariff from the USA
The US Department of Commerce has ruled that Bombardier has received unfair subsidies from the UK and Irish governments, helping it win a major order made last year from US airline Delta.
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28 Sept 2017
UK exporters are set for a sugar rush
Micro/macro - the great debate - fantastic microeconomic opportunities to look at why the removal of a sugar quota is likely to reduce prices and increase economic welfare - with a welfare loss...
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28 Sept 2017
UK interest rate rise a sign of economic healing
This is an important interview with Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's Chief Economist.
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28 Sept 2017
UK exports and imports in six charts
Thanks to the BBC, who have used data from the ONS, HMRC and the Food and Drink Federation to produce six charts summarising the UK's imports and exports. They analyse the figures behind the fact...
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28 Sept 2017
CMA wants reform of price comparison sites
An interesting microeconomic story with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlighting the need to use more than one price comparison website when shopping around for deals.
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28 Sept 2017
Electric vehicle and the future for oil prices
With China and India announcing that they are phasing out cars that use fossil fuels, what impact might this have on global demand for and the price of oil.
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27 Sept 2017
Why study Economic History?
Anton Howes introduces us to his new course at KCL and, in doing so, provides a lovely justification for all economics undergraduates to study some economic history as part of a broader curriculum....
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27 Sept 2017
Krugman & Lagarde on Trade and Protectionism
Here is a scattering of memorable quotes on trade and protectionism from Paul Krugman - and Christine Lagarde interviewed at a World Trade Organisation panel event.
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26 Sept 2017
A Crisis in Learning - The 2018 World Development Report
The 2018 edition of the World Development Report is packed full of economic analysis, data and policy content. It is a great resource for teachers.
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26 Sept 2017
Office Hours: Game Theory
A lovely Office Hours explanation of game theory courtesy of the excellent Marginal Revolution University. It's an elegant example of a Nash equilibrium.
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26 Sept 2017
Africa's Great Green Wall
The latest African project to tackle desertification is an unusual one: a Great Green Wall, of trees. It is 15 km wide, spans 11 countries and should, in theory, reverse some of the effects of...
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25 Sept 2017
Europe's most expensive cigarettes
Which European country has the highest retail prices for cigarettes?
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25 Sept 2017
BoE makes fresh warning on risks from consumer debt
The latest Financial Stability report from the Bank of England warns that banks are at risk from the ever-increasing levels of (mainly unsecured) consumer debt.
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25 Sept 2017
51st thing that made the modern economy
There is much debate about which invention ought to become the 51st entry to accompany Tim Harford's new book! Economists at Deloitte have produced their selection and it is a terrific read...
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25 Sept 2017
Key Facts of UK Business Geography
Here is a major new analysis from the LSE on the changing geography of industry in the UK. It identifies a small number of high productivity hubs - Britain needs more to sustain improved...
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25 Sept 2017
Economics News Quiz - 22 September 2017
Here's this week's Economic news quiz. Good luck!
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