Blog and updates
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1 Nov 2015
Can China move beyond being an innovation sponge?
Can China move from being an innovation sponge relying heavily on absorbing and adapting existing technology and knowledge from around the world into an economy which catalyses innovation to move...
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1 Nov 2015
Sun Online Drops their Paywall
Here is an interesting reversal in the pricing strategy for the Sun Online - it appears that they are scrapping their pay wall and making their basic news content free online - although some of...
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31 Oct 2015
Could Cyprus economic recession be nearing its end?
Cyprus has recently received a credit rating upgrade, following the positive outlook of its public finances and its return to positive growth figures, after a prolonged recession following the...
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31 Oct 2015
Does Starbucks Pay Enough Tax?
The Royal Economic Society’s 2015 Annual Public Lecture will be delivered by Professor RACHEL GRIFFITH - on 24 November in London and 5 December in Manchester. The London lecture will also be...
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31 Oct 2015
The benefits of an entry level job - much more than the wage?
The merits of increasing the minimum wage is one of my favourite topics to discuss with a class as it usually as a direct relevance to their pay packets at their part-time jobs as well as having a...
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30 Oct 2015
Topical News Quiz – take the lollipop challenge
Here’s a quick topical news quiz challenge on various stories from the world of Economics over the last week. It comes in the format of an onscreen quiz called the ‘Lollipop Challenge’. The quiz...
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28 Oct 2015
Insights into Economics Depts and A Level Entries
We've been spending some time analysing the big data submitted by schools and colleges to the DfE. We wanted to learn more about which schools and colleges are entering students for A Level...
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28 Oct 2015
Zambian copper mining industry suffers a slump
One copper mine in Zambia accounts for 14% of the total electricity demand in the country. A remarkable statistic for a country so heavily dependent on copper mining for exports, jobs and GDP. This...
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27 Oct 2015
Financial Markets: School Webinar by the Bank of England and tutor2u
We are delighted to be partnering with the Bank of England to deliver a series of free webinars for A Level Economics students and teachers.
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27 Oct 2015
Bacon sandwich with sugar, anyone?
Government ministers have bowed to pressure. They have published the report by Public Health England (PHE) which calls for a tax of up to 20 per cent on sugary drinks and foods. If the tax reduced...
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26 Oct 2015
New Global Poverty Line
In October 2015, the World Bank updated the global poverty line used to track progress across countries in reducing extreme poverty.
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23 Oct 2015
China – The UK’s New BFF
So, Chinese President Xi Jinping has now left the UK after his very visible state visit – but it has not been without some controversy. The UK Government has faced some criticism about how heavily...
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23 Oct 2015
Can environmental assets be stranded?
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, courted the wrath of the fossil fuel industry in a speech at the end of last month. He argued that investors in the sector face ‘potentially huge...
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22 Oct 2015
The thinking behind feminist economics
Whilst there are certainly now more female economists than in the past, economics remains a discipline that seems dominated by men.
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22 Oct 2015
Beyond the Bike: photo of the week
A major factor in boosting economic development is spending on infrastructure - everything from transport, to utilities, to communications, to finance. This week's picture was taken on board the MV...
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22 Oct 2015
Beyond the Bike Lesson Resource: Stages of Economic Integration
This week's second Beyond the Bike resource encourages students to deepen their knowledge of the ins and outs of the different levels/stages of economic integration between countries, and then...
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22 Oct 2015
Beyond the Bike Lesson Resource: roads and development
One of the Beyond the Bike resources this week encourages students to practise their quantitative skills and analyse the possible relationship between road quality and the level of development in...
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20 Oct 2015
Jamie Oliver calls for Sugar Tax on Soft Drinks
This is an interesting clip: Evan Davis interviewing Jamie Oliver about the possible introduction of a Sugar Tax. Jamie - who looks less boyish these days - addressed the Commons Health Select...
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20 Oct 2015
Challenges facing the UK Steel Industry
This is a curation of resources on the economic difficulties facing the UK steel industry. Plant closures and job losses have dominated the headlines in recent weeks. Is there a sufficiently strong...
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20 Oct 2015
The Trouble with Financial Bubbles
Howard Davies, the widely known, current Chairman of RBS, looks here in this piece for the Guardian at how the job of central banks might have changed in the aftermath of the financial crisis....
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