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29 Jul 2025
Elasticity of Fertility: Is Money Enough?
In an unprecedented national move, the Chinese government has begun offering 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) annually for each child under the age of three, retroactively from 2024. The policy is China’s...
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22 Jul 2025
UK State Pension Age Expected to Rise Again
The UK government has launched a review of the state pension age (SPA) to assess whether the current retirement threshold is still sustainable. This review has been triggered by major economic and...
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11 Jul 2025
Data Starter: Carbon Footprints of protein-rich foods
Which protein-rich foods contribute the most to climate change?
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10 Jul 2025
Sustainable Growth: Could 'degrowth' save the world?
This lengthy BBC clip looks at the philosophy of degrowth and a move away from the constant pursuit of growth - looking at the practicalities of the movement and attempts to evaluate it, hearing...
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10 Jul 2025
Externalities: The price of the rare earth metals the world buys from China
A visual look at the negative externalities associated with the mining of rare earth metals in China, with radioactive waste draining into local lakes and being associated with birth defects among...
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10 Jul 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – can supermarkets be ‘persuaded’ by government to sell healthier food to cut pressure on the NHS? (July 2025)
The UK government has unveiled a plan requiring supermarkets to promote healthier food choices to curb obesity and ease NHS pressures.
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8 Jul 2025
Data Starter: House prices in UK 2020-2025
Has the average price of UK houses been rising in the past five years?
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7 Jul 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – the £ has been appreciating against the $ (July 2025)
At the end of June, the pound surged to a near four-year high against the dollar.
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4 Jul 2025
Data Starter: Growth forecasts for the G20 economies 2025 and 2026
Which G20 economies are forecast to experience the fastest economic growth in 2025 and 2026?
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3 Jul 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Amazon plans to invest £40bn in the UK (June 2025)
Amazon’s £40bn investment is likely to create thousands of UK jobs, expand warehouse capacity and boost long-term economic growth.
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1 Jul 2025
Data Starter: Consumer confidence in the UK, 2020-June 2025
What has been happening to UK consumer confidence in the past five years?
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30 Jun 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Rising chocolate prices are contributing to inflation in UK (June 2025)
Chocolate prices soared 17.7% in May contributing to surging food costs keeping UK inflation above the Bank of England's 2% target.
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27 Jun 2025
Thailand’s E-Waste Crisis: An Economic Perspective
The BBC reports here on the staggering increase in e-waste being shipped to Thailand. Please read "Why your old mobile phone may be polluting Thailand"
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27 Jun 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 27 June 2025
Here's our final economics news quiz of the year! 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 economy...
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27 Jun 2025
Data Starter: FTSE-100 index, June 2024 – June 2025
What has been happening to the FTSE-100 index of share prices, June 2024 to June 2025?
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26 Jun 2025
Environmental Kuznets Curve: How China is cleaning its 'mother river'
A short video clip here on attempts to achieve a long-run reduction in waste and improve water quality for China's mother river -the Yangtze.
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26 Jun 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – how rising global oil prices could affect the economy? (June 2025)
Oil prices surged $10 in mid-June due to conflict between Israel and Iran, raising concerns about inflationary pressures and economic stability.
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24 Jun 2025
Data Starter: Consumer price index in selected countries, 1960-2023
Has the rate of inflation differed between countries between 1960 and 2023?
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23 Jun 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Can the USA really bring trainer manufacturing home? (June 2025)
Reshoring shoe manufacturing to the USA faces steep economic hurdles.
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20 Jun 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 20 June 2025
Here's this week's economics news quiz. 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 economy but some...
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