Blog and updates
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27 Nov 2015
Beyond the Bike - photo of the week on cost-push inflation in Zambia
Stuart sent through this photo from a cafe on the Zambezi River, 250km upstream from Victoria Falls, a few days ago, and whilst at first it looks pretty simple, we can draw out lots of economics...
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27 Nov 2015
CPD: Theory of the firm
A-level economics teachers, update your understanding of the "theory of the firm" and join us as we showcase a series of resources aimed at increasing engagement and improving learning on topics...
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26 Nov 2015
Economics at the Movies - Robin Hood and tax
In the light of yesterday's Spending Review, it might be interesting in class to watch the scene below from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and discuss the role and nature of taxation in an economy.
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26 Nov 2015
Economics at the Movies - Glory, and Wage Discrimination
The 1989 film "Glory" follows the story of the US' first African-American regiment in the army during the American Civil War. This scene explores the issue of race and wage discrimination:
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26 Nov 2015
The impact of structural unemployment
Students are likely to have heard of Michael Moore's most recent documentaries such as Where to Invade Next and Capitalism: A Love Story, but it's worth delving back into the archives to revisit...
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26 Nov 2015
Practice Exam Papers for A Level Economics (AS)
Teachers and students preparing for the first sitting of the new AS Level Economics exams in summer 2016 will find these new practice exam papers an invaluable resource.
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26 Nov 2015
Tourism and Economic Development in Africa
In this excellent A2 economics essay, Ben Stheeman analyses and evaluates the contribution that tourism can and might make to growth and development in Sub Saharan Africa. The global tourism sector...
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25 Nov 2015
Osborne's Spending review - a few resources
Here's a few resources for teachers who wish to discuss George Osborne's Spending Review and Autumn Statement in their classes over the next couple of days. All of the data has been taken from the...
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25 Nov 2015
Mergers and increasing concentration in European universities
Nearly 100 mergers have taken place between European universities since 2000, and the number of so-called "super-cluster" universities is noticeably rising. This BBC article gives some useful facts...
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25 Nov 2015
Some nudges to improve teaching and learning
The nudge theory bandwagon has certainly been jumped on by professionals in all kinds of areas now (see my earlier blog post about President Obama's recent executive order on the matter), and...
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25 Nov 2015
IPencil and the Rise of Activist Laizzez-Faire
The parable of I-Pencil and the rise of activist laissez-faire - superb stuff for ambitious students! Courtesy of the excellent Evanomics blog
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25 Nov 2015
Southern Europe faces a major structural crisis
Major shocks to social and economic systems ruthlessly expose weaknesses which can be contained in more normal times. When the price of oil quadrupled in 1973/74, the different levels of resilience...
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24 Nov 2015
The gender pay gap in Hollywood
US actor Patricia Arquette has spoken to the BBC in an interview about gender pay equality in Hollywood, for Hollywood A-listers and also technical staff such as sound editors. Arquette's interview...
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24 Nov 2015
VW and government failure
Last night's BBC Panorama investigation into the Volkswagen emissions scandal provided loads of great material for a detailed look into the issue of government failure. The reporters noted that...
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23 Nov 2015
Chinese investment in Africa
A report in this week's Economist suggests that we may have over-estimated the degree to which China has been investing in Africa.
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23 Nov 2015
Renewable Energy - Morocco's Giant Solar Plant Opens
A solar farm covering an area in excess of 35 football pitches is scheduled to open in Morocco as the country makes progress towards an ambitious target of 40% of their energy flowing from...
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23 Nov 2015
Monopsony Power: Supermarket Price War Squeezes Suppliers
An article on monopsony power for you: the ability of large firms to dictate terms to their suppliers, summed up very eloquently.
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23 Nov 2015
Pfizer and Allergan's $150bn merger
Another merger on the cards then - horizontal integration at its finest but I confess that the reasons for merger worry me slightly.
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23 Nov 2015
Gender and ethnicity (in)equality in social media and tech companies
I found this infographic on employment figures in US-based social media and tech companies this morning, which provides a visual analysis of employment in terms of both gender and ethnicity in...
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23 Nov 2015
Which crops are most profitable?
The following infographics can be used to provide lots of insight into relationships between types of crops and levels of development.
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