Blog and updates
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19 May 2016
The Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) - Exam skills
With the unit 2 and theme 2 exams approaching, it is essential to have some background on the usefulness of PPP when comparing GDP between countries.
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18 May 2016
An alternative way of tackling the savings gap in LEDCs
Here's a thoughtful, short and very recent TED talk on a new approach to providing loans to people in LEDCs, by using mobile data to give them a credit score.
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18 May 2016
Summary of the UK's economic performance and projected outcomes - straight from the horse's mouth
If you are preparing for your Macro economics exams and want a quick summary of the performance of the UK economy's performance and short term projected performance then why not get the message...
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18 May 2016
GREXIT: is it still possible?
After three emergency bailouts and the biggest debt restructuring in history, Greece was nearly at the verge of leaving the EMU.
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18 May 2016
AS Macro Revision - Four Free Revision Webinars
Ahead of the second AS paper on Monday, Geoff is running a series of four free 30 minute revision webinars covering key macro topics. Places limited to 200 students on each.
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17 May 2016
Young Founders in Newcastle - Places Available!
Young Founders (youngfounders.org), the free programme supported by tutor2u that takes teenagers ideas from bare bones to prototype and pitch deck in two weeks, is coming to Newcastle from 25th...
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17 May 2016
Current account deficits - when to act?
What are Current Account Deficits, and what should countries do (if anything) when they occur?
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17 May 2016
A Level Economics Macro Revision Playlist
We've got over 70 key topic revision videos to support A Level Economics Year 1 (AS) students preparing for the AS Macro exam paper.
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17 May 2016
Recent mergers examples
A quick trawl through the Economist's "World This Week" section has provided a set of great examples relating to mergers and acquisitions - perfect for including in Unit 3 answers to demonstrate...
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16 May 2016
Unit 3 revision - a helpful resource
Here's a useful resource from regular tutor2u contributor Penny Brooks. Penny has designed a revision activity that she has called 'This and That' which asks students to apply concepts (such as...
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12 May 2016
EU Blocks Takeover of O2 by Hutchinson
Some hugely important competition policy news. The European Union Competition Commission - which has the power to investigate the competition implications of big mergers and takeovers - has...
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11 May 2016
Contestable Markets: Amazon v You Tube
Everyone and his Mum is trying to get into online video. Amazon is launching a new service allowing users to upload content in the early stages of what is likely to be a battle with the well...
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11 May 2016
Solar Power - Growth and Development in Bangladesh
A short but important mini case study of how investment in renewable capacity can drive sustainable growth and development in Bangladesh. More than 3.5 million solar home systems have been...
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11 May 2016
Greece is a mouse being squashed
A Greek perspective on the Brexit debate. Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis joined Evan Davis on BBC Newsnight to discuss EU austerity and why he supports the UK's continued membership...
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11 May 2016
Corruption - should you use it as an example in a question on development economics?
If you attended our recent A2 Economic revision workshops, you may have heard our presenters urging caution when referring to corruption in developing economies. Presenters and students were...
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11 May 2016
Irregular gaps between recessions
The gaps between recessions are in fact pretty irregular. For example, there was one in 1956 and another in 1957. The recession of 1973 was followed quickly by the one in 1975. In contrast, there...
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10 May 2016
Theory of the Firm Diagrams - quick in-class revision tool
You can't revise the Theory of the Firm topic without having a good grasp of the cost and revenue diagrams. In fact, for Year 2 micro, there's nothing more certain to turn up on the exam! Here's a...
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9 May 2016
Free Markets – Tall Tales, a Macabre Story in the Guardian
A macabre story that highlights the case for government intervention in the medical industry and the hideous effects of free markets.
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9 May 2016
Can a city function without Public Goods?
What happens when a city is managed almost completely by private corporations?
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9 May 2016
Tax Havens - a useful 'however' or 'depends on' argument in your macro answers
This week sees an anti-corruption summit taking place in the UK where over 40 countries are sending representatives along with members of the IMF and World Bank to discuss issues highlighted by...
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