Blog and updates
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9 Jul 2016
Lowest corporation taxes in the world
Which countries have the lowest corporation tax rates in the world? George Osborne's plan to cut UK corporation tax still further towards 15% in a post-Brexit supply-side initiative is an attempt...
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9 Jul 2016
What is China's New Silk Road?
China has launched a new One Belt One Road strategy (known as OBOR). The stated goal of this strategy is to “promote economic prosperity of the countries along the Belt and Road and regional...
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9 Jul 2016
The Architecture of Choice
The topic of behavioural economics is very fashionable. Many economists remain rather sniffy about it, arguing that it often does not really add to what the discipline already knows. But one of its...
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7 Jul 2016
What Brexit means for globalisation
In this short video from the FT, four economists discuss what the Brexit vote might mean for globalisation
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6 Jul 2016
How we make Decisions
Last week, I caught a re-run of a BBC Horizon programme entitled 'How You Really Make Decisions', which remains available to watch on the BBC iPlayer as well as being accessed from the Youtube link...
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5 Jul 2016
What trade model is for Britain and EU27?
What trade model might eventually emerge for Britain and the EU? In this FT video Martin Sandhu explores some of the options. One thing is certain, the UK currently lacks hundreds of trained and...
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3 Jul 2016
Unequal Scenes - Drones Capture Inequality in South Africa
This is a remarkable photographic resource for students and teachers wanting to understand more about inequality in South Africa.
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1 Jul 2016
Economics Quiz of the Week
Here's a quick six question 'quiz of the week' for next Monday's Economics classes. The resource is a Powerpoint file with questions but also has all 6 questions on one slide if you preferred a...
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28 Jun 2016
Impact of Brexit on finances
The unexpected – and unplanned for – Leave vote cast when over 70% of the UK electorate last week turned out to vote has cast financial markets and Forex markets into meltdown, given a virtual...
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28 Jun 2016
Econofun Board Game - a hugely engaging way of revising economics
I've blogged before about the economics board game Econofun but am now pleased to say that I have received a real copy of the game, fresh from the factory and I continue to be impressed! The Game...
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26 Jun 2016
Brexit Result analysis resource
Okay, so we all know the result of the EU referendum by now. We've had a couple of days to get used to the outcome but, if you're anything like me, trying to understand how the contest was won or...
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22 Jun 2016
Free lesson resource on the global impact of Brexit
Here's a free PDF lesson resource to use in the next couple of days to examine the impact of Brexit on the Netherlands, South Africa and the UAE. The resource is part of our series, in conjunction...
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17 Jun 2016
Divestment at Tesco
In the increasingly contestable battle for market share in the supermarket industry, Tesco is responding by selling seem of their peripheral assets.
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16 Jun 2016
Unit 3 Micro Revision Playlist
Here is our revision video playlist focusing on Unit 3 microeconomics - there is bound to be something here to support your revision as the June 2016 micro paper comes into view!
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16 Jun 2016
Paul Collier on African Urbanisation
The development economist Sir Paul Collier has a new paper out on African urbanisation which might be of interest to students and teachers wanting to deepen their understanding of the opportunities...
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15 Jun 2016
Analysing the Effectiveness of Aid
There's a cracking article in this week's Economist examining the pros and cons of overseas aid - the perfect reading ahead of the Unit 4 exam next week!
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14 Jun 2016
Old Europe and the Innovation Crisis
The economic debate around Brexit has been disappointing. Far too many of the points focus on the short-term. Would Brexit precipitate a sterling crisis? Well, if it did, at some point the currency...
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14 Jun 2016
Microsoft Buys LinkedIn
Microsoft has purchased LinkedIn the (annoying) professional networking company in a deal worth $26 billion. Why would it do this? Microsoft apparently wants to be at the cutting edge of...
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12 Jun 2016
Product Life Cycle, Product Extensions, Chocolate and the iPad
Using chocolate and iPads we illustrate the "product lifecycle" and how a "product extension strategy" can turn flagging sales around.
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11 Jun 2016
10 Theory of Firm Diagrams in 8 Minutes!
Here in just under 8 minutes Geoff Riley takes you through 10 key diagrams covering aspects of the theory of the firm.
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