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10 Sept 2026
The Short-Run Squeeze: Why Expanding Often Costs More
One of the most common traps businesses fall into is assuming that simply throwing more resources at a problem will result in a proportional increase in output. In reality, the fundamental...
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10 Sept 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why might Allianz insurance takeover the AA? (Sept 202
Allianz considers £5bn AA takeover as both firms eye growth and greater scale
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10 Sept 2026
Protectionism in Action: Evaluating the US-Canada Tariff Escalation
Welcome back to your Year 13 Economics studies. As we dive deeper into the macroeconomics of international trade, there is no better real-world case study right now than the escalating trade war...
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8 Sept 2026
Why having a full time job does not guarantee financial security
When we study poverty and inequality, we usually look at two main measurements: absolute poverty (not having enough to survive) and relative poverty (usually defined in the UK as living in a...
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8 Sept 2026
The Hidden Price Tag: Understanding Opportunity Cost
Every decision we make comes with a hidden price tag. In economics, we define this as the opportunity cost: the value of the next best alternative forgone when a choice is made. For Year 12...
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8 Sept 2026
The Sneaker Drop Illusion: The Economics of Artificial Scarcity
You wait online for three hours. The countdown hits zero. You click "add to cart," and instantly, the screen reads: Sold Out. Whether you are scrambling for limited-edition sports gear before a...
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8 Sept 2026
Breaking the Law: The Curious Economics of Veblen Goods
For most of our time in the economics classroom, we rely on a bedrock principle: the law of demand. As price rises, quantity demanded falls. It is an intuitive, logical assumption that dictates the...
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8 Sept 2026
Two Introductory Sims for Microeconomics
Scarcity, opportunity cost and market failure are among the most important ideas students meet early on in A-Level Economics. They can also feel rather abstract when encountered only through...
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8 Sept 2026
Why We Buy What They Buy: The Economics of the Bandwagon Effect
Standard microeconomic theory rests heavily on the assumption that consumers are independent, rational actors. When we draw our downward-sloping demand curves, we assume an individual's willingness...
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8 Sept 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why are Limes bikes getting more profitable? (Oct 2026)
Lime profits surge as England embraces the humble ebike
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8 Sept 2026
Data Starter: World literacy and illiteracy 2024
Are literacy rates rising in the world?
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7 Sept 2026
Introduction to Microeconomics - Spillover Effects (Externalities)
Imagine you buy a brand-new smartphone. The transaction seems perfectly self-contained: you pay the technology firm, and in return, you get the phone. The free market appears to have done its job...
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7 Sept 2026
Beyond the Obvious: Why Second-Order Effects Matter in Economics
Economics is fundamentally the study of how people make choices in the face of scarcity, but more importantly, it is the study of the consequences of those choices. When crafting study materials...
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7 Sept 2026
Welcome to Economics: Why Behavioural Theory is the Ultimate Game Changer
Over my four decades in the classroom, I’ve watched countless Year 12 students encounter traditional economic theory for the first time. Usually, we start by introducing you to a fascinating, yet...
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7 Sept 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – How is ‘proteinmaxxing’ pushing up baby milk formula prices? (Sept 2026)
‘Proteinmaxxing’ drives whey demand, pushing infant formula prices higher.
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4 Sept 2026
Introduction to Microeconomics I Price Volatility in Markets
If there is one thing that tests the nerves of both consumers and policymakers, it’s price volatility. When you are building your foundational knowledge in Year 12, it is tempting to view markets...
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4 Sept 2026
Economics Weekly Quiz | 04 September 2026
Welcome back! Here's our first economics news quiz for the new academic year. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the...
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4 Sept 2026
Data Starter: Country shares of Men’s World Cup 2026 money
How was the men’s world cup money split between the footballing nations in 2026?
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3 Sept 2026
AQA Economics resource update September 2026
The tutor2u Economics team has been incredibly busy over the summer preparing, updating and refining resources to support teaching and learning for AQA Economics!
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3 Sept 2026
Edexcel Economics (A) resource update September 2026
The tutor2u Economics team has been incredibly busy over the summer preparing, updating and refining resources to support teaching and learning for Edexcel Economics (A).
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