Blog and updates
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16 May 2017
My demand for sushi just fell to zero!
As I am currently teaching changes in demand and in particular, tastes and fashions, this news article about the possible effects of eating sushi was very timely.
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12 May 2017
EU Supply Chains after Brexit
Complex products such as engine parts for the motor industry often cross national borders many times before the final product is ready for the market. This Newsnight video is superb for students...
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12 May 2017
Safeway Highways Brings Better Coffee
Proof of the importance of infrastructure to development: this World Bank clip looks at how the development of a new highway between Dili and Ainaro has the capacity to change lives, by allowing...
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11 May 2017
What does the public think of economists?
Michael Gove famously said during the Brexit campaign that people “have had enough of experts”. Certainly, the outcome suggests that many were sceptical of the doom-laden economic projections of...
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9 May 2017
How India is embracing solar power
A genuinely interesting article that looks at how India's embracing solar power and the implications of this for development. In short, it can help connect millions of rural Indians to the power...
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8 May 2017
AI, Robotics and Raising Productivity in the UK
A simple message: capitalise on the newest technologies - robotics, AI and 3D printing and UK productivity will be lifted, argues Siemens UK boss, Juergen Maier. He's not wrong. And it's not...
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7 May 2017
Secret History of Inflation from Black Wednesday to Brexit
William Keegan provides an overview of the conduct of monetary policy since the 1970s, and it's worth reading, in that it highlights the changes, from prices and incomes policies through to the...
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7 May 2017
Does Economics Still Work?
A BBC World Service programme asks whether is economics still a useful way to make sense of and predict events? Features Professor Wendy Carlin from UCL who has been at the forefront of reforms to...
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7 May 2017
Welcome to Communicating Economics
Great to see Bob Denham and Romesh Vaitilingam launching their new project Communicating Economics. Here is an introductory video and you also can follow them on Twitter @econcomms
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7 May 2017
10 Essential Micro Revision Videos to Watch on Year 1 (AS) Economics
We've selected what we think are 10 absolutely essential topic revision videos to watch as part of your final preparation for an AS Economics exam paper on microeconomics.
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7 May 2017
RES Essay Competition for 2017
Any school students studying UK GCSE, A level, SQC Intermediate 2/Highers or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are invited to write a unique essay of between 1,000 to 2,500 words, on a...
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7 May 2017
Marshall Society Economics Essay Competition 2017
Here are details of the 2017 Economics Essay Competition being run by the Marshall Society at Cambridge University.
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4 May 2017
RIP William Baumol
We are saddened to learn of the passing of the great Economist William J Baumol whose contribution to the subject has been immense.
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3 May 2017
A Level Economics Grade Booster Workshops on Tuesday & Wednesday
Join Ruth Tarrant and Jon Clark at Vue Cinema, Westfield Stratford City on Tuesday (9th) or Wednesday (10th) May for a day of intensive revision for A Level Economics.
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3 May 2017
Zero interest rates and slow growth - Keynes got there before us!
Ten years ago, the financial crisis began to grip the Western economies. During the course of 2007, GDP growth slowed markedly everywhere. By the end of 2008, output was in free fall. A key theme...
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3 May 2017
Avocado prices reach record high
There's a major price shock on the way: the price of avocado is going to surge, as a result of increased demand and supply issue in the major exporters. This simple application of D&S means...
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2 May 2017
Rising bubbles?
Where might the next asset bubble come from? With A level specifications looking for students to understand that speculation and market bubbles are an example of market failure, here are three...
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29 Apr 2017
Dominant building firms are breaking the housing market
There's lots of economics here - not least the macroeconomic implications of a concentrated housing market. However, the crux of this issue is that there are worries that the housing market is...
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29 Apr 2017
Public Debt - A Long Run Perspective
Elections create uncertainty. But we can be sure of one thing. Regardless of the result, during the course of the next Parliament stealth taxes will rise. This week, we have a sharp rise in...
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28 Apr 2017
Cancer Drugs Fund and Government Fund
A new report on the effectiveness of the Cancer Drug Fund set up in 2010 is pretty scathing and covers many aspects of government failure.
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