Blog and updates
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19 Aug 2015
Wearable tech - the new 'merit good'?
We've all got our favourite example of a merit or demerit good but perhaps a new one has emerged for students to use in their examination responses. A new report out, highlighted in this article...
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19 Aug 2015
Linda Yueh on China's Devaluation
What does the devaluation of the Chinese Yuan tell us about the state of the world's largest economy? Linda Yueh, formerly at the BBC and recently returned to academic life at Oxford, provides her...
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19 Aug 2015
Final Days for Britain's Deep Mine Pits
The decline of the deep mine coal industry in Britain has been relentless and deeply painful from an economic and social perspective. In this BBC news article the former industrial relations editor...
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19 Aug 2015
Will UK Interest Rates Rise?
This is 'revelatory' stuff: David Miles, whose term on the MPC has just finished appears alongside Evan Davis. And frankly, it is rather disappointing: Evan appears in his thrall, David Miles says...
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18 Aug 2015
Why There More Hairdressers Now Than in 1871
Although this almost sounds like a set-up line from the excellent Twitter feed @corbynjokes, it isn't. It results from an excellent piece of research by Deloitte's Ian Stewart, Debapratim De and...
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18 Aug 2015
Government Failure: Growth Voucher Scheme Branded a Failure
This government scheme designed to help small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) hasn't done much to help them.
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18 Aug 2015
Inflation and Interest Rates - Why 2015 is not 1975
In this background article from the Guardian, Larry Elliott draws parallels between the macroeconomic situation in the mid-1970s and today - but also points out the differences too.
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18 Aug 2015
Is China's Growth Miracle Over?
A new paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco looks at the background to the Chinese economic growth slowdown.
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18 Aug 2015
Price Discrimination in University Fees
Fees paid by overseas students in UK have helped subsidise extra places for UK learners according to a new survey of undergraduate and postgraduate fees (PDF) produced by the London School of...
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18 Aug 2015
Africa rising: The new growth agenda (IGC Report)
The Africa Growth Forum of the International Growth Centre held their annual conference in July 2015 and a short report on the main papers is now available.
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18 Aug 2015
IMF Report on a Chinese Economy in Transition
China is transitioning to a new normal, with slower yet safer and more sustainable growth according to a new report from the IMF. With China now the globe’s largest economy, success is critical for...
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18 Aug 2015
Currency appreciations and economic growth
How might significant currency appreciations affect economic growth in developed and emerging economies? New research published by the World Economic Forum suggests that the effects of a rising...
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17 Aug 2015
Quick quiz for your returning A2 students - while you were away...
Here's a quick 10 minute quiz on economic news from the UK and the EU during July and August 2015 intended as a quiz for your returning A2 students in their first lesson back. If nothing else, it...
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16 Aug 2015
The squeezed middle
As China's economy apparently begins to stumble, and with the US starting to pick up steam, concerns are growing about the impact that these two economic giants might have on emerging markets....
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13 Aug 2015
Perfect Game Theory Starter Activity
A perfect starter on game theory / behavioural economics from The New York Times.
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13 Aug 2015
EdExcel Economics Grade Boundaries for 2015
Here are the published grade boundaries for EdExcel AS and A2 Economics for June 2015
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13 Aug 2015
Externalities - A Toxic Disaster in Colorado
This Channel 4 news video provides a graphic picture of how toxic emissions can turn a once clear river into a sea of yellow.
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12 Aug 2015
Concentration Ratio Pyramid - Lesson Activity
Here's a classroom activity on concentration ratios for those of you planning your lessons for your A2 business economics classes. The activity can be used as an investigation into the...
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12 Aug 2015
Lesson Starter: Macro Top Trumps
This is a great way to introduce your students to, and engage them with some macro data.
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12 Aug 2015
Sustainable Development for Humanity's Future
In this interview with the Asian Development Bank, Professor Jeffrey Sachs argues that post-2015 development agenda is a once in a generation opportunity to put mankind on the path to a sustainable...
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