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11 Jun 2025
Economics Update Magazine issue 7
We are delighted to bring you Issue 7 of our Economics Update magazine, now in digital format only. There are some fantastic articles in this Issue, including a focus on 'crowding out', book...
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11 Jun 2025
Is there a deeper cost to cheaper Chinese EVs?
Theo Leggett writes an interesting piece here for the BBC about the rise of the Chinese electric car, encapsulated in this week's launch of BYD's Dolphin Surf. At £18,000 it is cheap for an...
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10 Jun 2025
Energy Economics: Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead
The government has given the go-ahead to a third nuclear power station in Suffolk, although it's not without controversy. From an energy security perspective, Sizewell C has the capacity to provide...
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10 Jun 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – How could higher capital spending by the government help the UK economy? (June 2025)
A £15bn capital spending package for transport outside London signals Labour’s strategy to boost growth and regional productivity through infrastructure investment.
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10 Jun 2025
Warner Bros Discovery to Demerge
The trend for successive waves of merger, followed by demergers appears to be in fully swing, with Warner Bros Discovery looking to demerge its studio and streaming business from its cable TV...
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10 Jun 2025
Data Starter: Global primary energy consumption, 1800-2023
How has the consumption of different energy types for the global economy changed since 1800?
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6 Jun 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 06 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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6 Jun 2025
Data Starter: UK Job Vacancies 2020-25
What has been happening to UK job vacancies in the last five years?
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5 Jun 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – what are the benefits and costs of salmon fishing in Chile? (June 2025)
Chile’s booming salmon industry has boosted regional employment and exports, but rising environmental concerns and regulatory uncertainty pose significant economic trade-offs.
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4 Jun 2025
Micro & Macro Effects of Volatile Copper Prices | A-Level Economics Revision
This revision short looks at some of the Micro & Macro Effects of Volatile Copper Prices
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4 Jun 2025
Micro & Macro Effects of the AI Boom on the UK Economy | A-Level Economics Revision
This revision short looks at some of the Micro & Macro Effects of the AI Boom on the UK Economy
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4 Jun 2025
Economics A-Level Teacher Livestream Series (Autumn 2024 and Spring 2025)
In case you missed it! Here's the full list of our FREE teacher livestream CPD conversations that we've hosted this academic year. Everything from AI in the classroom, to supporting non-subject...
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3 Jun 2025
Micro & Macro Effects of Brexit | A-Level Economics Revision
This revision short looks at some of the Micro & Macro Effects of Brexit.
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3 Jun 2025
Micro & Macro Effects of Labour Shortages in the UK | A-Level Economics Revision
This revision short looks at some of the Micro & Macro Effects of Labour Shortages in the UK
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3 Jun 2025
Micro & Macro Effects of Turkey's Inflation & Currency Crisis | A-Level Economics Revision
This revision short looks at some of the Micro & Macro Effects of Turkey's Inflation & Currency Crisis
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3 Jun 2025
Data Starter: Global military spending by country, 2024
Which countries spend the most on their military?
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2 Jun 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – why did the UK ‘reset’ its trading relationship with the EU? (June 2025)
The UK-EU “reset” may ease some post-Brexit trade frictions, but the economic gains are modest.
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1 Jun 2025
Competition Policy: Baby Formula Milk Prices Remain High
This article highlights the extent to which competition policy is dependent upon the structure of the market it's imposed on. Despite a Competition and Markets Authority investigation of the market...
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31 May 2025
Micro & Macro Effects of UK Subsidies for Renewable Energy | A-Level Economics Revision
This revision short looks at some of the Micro & Macro Effects of UK Subsidies for Renewable Energy
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31 May 2025
Micro & Macro Effects of Economic Inactivity | A-Level Economics Revision
This revision short looks at some of the Micro & Macro Effects of Economic Inactivity
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