Blog and updates
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6 Nov 2015
Infant Mortality and the HDI
Infant mortality is measured by the probability of dying between birth and exactly age 1, expressed per 1,000 live births. The data for countries matched against their HDI score for 2013 is shown...
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6 Nov 2015
Gender Inequality and the HDI
The United Nations now publishes data on the scale and depth of gender inequalities across countries. The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality in achievements...
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6 Nov 2015
HDI and the Palma Ratio
The Palma ratio is a measure of inequality. It is the ratio of the richest 10% of the population’s share of gross national income (GNI) divided by the poorest 40%’s share. It is based on the work...
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6 Nov 2015
Strikes as Nudges - Upsides from the Tube Strike
In February 2014, strikes by staff on London’s underground network enabled a sizeable fraction of commuters to find better routes, according to research by Ferdinand Rauch and colleagues. Many...
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6 Nov 2015
Europe's Debt Crisis - A Way Out
How can we solve the debt crisis in Europe? Professor Sir Chris Pissarides (2010 Nobel Prize Winner) explains how the "solutions" to Greece's problems so far have really just been delaying the issue
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6 Nov 2015
Economics of Obesity: Eating Less but Putting on Weight
Why has obesity risen despite us eating less? Rachel Griffith & Pierre Dubois talk about her work, which showed how the amount of exercise we get from modern life has played a massive role
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6 Nov 2015
Jean Tirole and the Nobel Prize | Nobel Plenary
Eric Maskin (2007 Nobel Laureate) and John Vickers (former OFT Chairman) discuss the importance Jean Tirole (2014 Nobel Laureate) has played in studying and understanding market regulation
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6 Nov 2015
Welfare and incentives: The Silver Lining of Unemployment Benefits
Does making unemployment benefits more generous keep more people out of work? Ioana Marinescu shares her fascinating discovery that by making the job market more relaxed, they actually help match...
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6 Nov 2015
Externalities - The Effects of Financial Stress on Pregnancy
Arna Vardardottir studied the effect of Iceland's financial crisis on pregnant women and found that Iceland's youngest generation have suffered much more than anyone expected!
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5 Nov 2015
Beyond the Bike Lesson Resources - Exchange Rates
To accompany Stuart's blog this week on many of the issues facing Zambia, we have put together a number of resources relating to exchange rates, both generally and in relation to Zambia and other...
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5 Nov 2015
Waiting for a Rate Move - UK Macro Analysis
Some superb macro analysis here from the economics team at RBS. Inflationary pressures are now - more than ever - aligned with global (external factors) and with long-term pressures on cost and...
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3 Nov 2015
Amazon and Creative Destruction
If you haven't already read Jim's blog on the opening of the physical bookstore in the US then click the link below for an instant view.
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3 Nov 2015
Theory of the Firm Teaching Resource: Privatisation Pros and Cons
Privatisation is a relatively minor (and often uninspiring, for 16 year olds!) topic – whizz through it more quickly with this simple activity that helps students to build their notes at the same...
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3 Nov 2015
Labour Markets Teaching Resource: Discrimination in the Workplace
Here is a teaching resources to help deliver workplace discrimination for A Level Economics. This is just one of the many labour markets resources we have developed for the new Teaching Labour...
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3 Nov 2015
Behavioural Economics Teaching Resource - The Importance of Altruism
This teaching & learning resource is designed to support students exploring behavioural economics in their A Level & IB Economics classes. It is just one of the many resources provided to...
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2 Nov 2015
Blind Cvs - Do Markets Solve the Problem of Discrimination?
The Prime Minister recently announced that the civil service will now introduce name-blind recruitment. When people apply for public sector jobs, their name will not appear on the documents sent...
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2 Nov 2015
Thaler on the Power of Nudge for Good or Bad
The incomparable Professor Richard Thaler is worried that "many private sector businesses are nudging purely for their own profit and not in customers’ best interests." They are violating one or...
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2 Nov 2015
The irrationality of eating bacon
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently published a report on the implications for human health of consuming processed meat including bacon, hot dogs, ham and sausages. Americans consume...
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2 Nov 2015
OCR F585 June 2016 Case Study Articles
This is a curation of articles and other resources for students taking the June 2016 OCR F585 A2 Economics Case Study which this year focuses on globalisation, primary export dependency among...
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1 Nov 2015
Rising Football Ticket Prices
The issue of rising football ticket prices has been getting increasing coverage in the media lately. Tickets for top flight football matches in England have risen at an exponential rate since the...
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