Blog and updates
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18 Mar 2016
Beyond the Bike - photos of the week
Stuart and Claire are now on the Cambodian leg of the Beyond the Bike journey. Take a look at the images below for some insights into development issues in the area.
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18 Mar 2016
Market failure and government intervention - revision resource
Following on from my blog post last week which contained a revision resource for AS students to practise their demand and supply diagrams, here's another diagram resource, but this time for some...
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18 Mar 2016
The world as 100 people
Here's a super infographic that can be used as a starting point for all manner of economics lessons on globalisation and economic development.
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18 Mar 2016
Zero-Hours Contracts Turned Upside Down in New Zealand
Talking to a Business Studies group about flexible workers and workforce planning, and to a group of Economists about Marginal Revenue Product theory and flexible working practices, led to a heated...
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17 Mar 2016
The biggest threats to the global economy
The Economist Intelligence Unit frequently publishes a list of what it regards as the biggest threats to the stability of the global economy - here is the list published today:
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17 Mar 2016
Inequality: Scandinavia - Too Good to be True?
My class has recently been studying Inequality of both income and wealth - our studies took us to this great Ted talk by Richard Wilkinson.
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16 Mar 2016
Video clip summaries of Osborne's March 2016 Budget
Here is a selection of video clips from today's Budget announcements in the Commons by George Osborne.
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16 Mar 2016
Exam answer: Monetary policy and economic growth
Here is a good student answer to this question: "To what extent is monetary policy the most effective way of stimulating economic growth? Refer to at least one example of a developed economy in...
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16 Mar 2016
We are much better off than the official statistics say
The oldest surviving map of Britain was created in Canterbury a thousand years ago. Our ancestors had a good idea of how to get around. The country is depicted in its familiar shape. Understanding...
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16 Mar 2016
The Best Economics Podcast in the World (IMHO)
For the last 5 years I’ve listened to every weekly episode of the “Econtalk” podcast. In my opinion, it is by far the best Economics podcast there is, and I strongly urge all with an interest in...
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16 Mar 2016
Economics for the Breaking Bad Generation
First there was Freakonomics, then Soccernomics - now there’s Narconomics!
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15 Mar 2016
CPI Basket Ditches Nightclub Entry Fees!
The Office for National Statistics announced this year's changes to the contents of the "typical basket of goods" used for calculating the annual rate of inflation.
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15 Mar 2016
‘Feeding America’: A Brilliant Example of Economics Being Successful
A discussion on the introduction of market forces for allocating food to food banks.
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14 Mar 2016
A demand and supply diagrams revision resource
This revision resource is designed for first-year A-level / AS economics students, and provides 15 real-world scenarios which lead to a change in the demand or supply of a product in a given...
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14 Mar 2016
An Excellent Podcast for A2 Economics Students! Count the Economic Concepts
Rarely have I heard a podcast that in 17.27 mins discusses such huge chunks of the GCE economics course content - highly recommended for A2 Economics students! More tags than Top Shop!
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14 Mar 2016
How does the EU spend its money? A quick teaching resource
Perhaps you (and your students) are becoming a little tired about the EU referendum topic (only 101 days to go until the poll!)? However, here's a quick teaching resource to stimulate discussion...
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14 Mar 2016
The Grass is Greener on the Other (Privatised) Side
On Thursday the government will quietly set in motion its plans to privatise the Green Investment Bank - with a potential price tag of £4 billion (Source Reuters).
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13 Mar 2016
Macroeconomic Profile for Mexico
Mexico is a fascinating country for students to look at as part of their studies in economic growth and development and macroeconomic policy. The country has an enviably low rate of unemployment...
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11 Mar 2016
OECD Review of the Greek Economy (2016)
The latest assessment of the Greek economy from the OECD has just been published. Those who are not of a squeamish disposition may want to click on this link! You can also look at the accompanying...
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11 Mar 2016
Macroeconomic Profile for South Korea
This is a three slide short profile of the macroeconomic and development performance of South Korea. The country has successfully achieved high income status and membership of the OECD.
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