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2 Mar 2025
Progressive vs. Regressive Taxes: Who Pays More?
Taxes play a crucial role in shaping the economy—but do they affect everyone equally? In this video, Geoff Riley, Co-Founder of tutor2u, breaks down progressive and regressive taxes in the UK,...
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1 Mar 2025
Currency Depreciation vs. Devaluation Explained
In this Tutor2u Economics video, Geoff Riley unpacks the crucial distinction between currency depreciation and currency devaluation—two key concepts that shape global trade, investment, and...
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28 Feb 2025
UK Slashes Foreign Aid: Smart Economics or Costly Mistake?
The UK government has announced a 40% reduction in overseas aid spending, shifting resources to higher defence spending. But what does this mean for the economy, global stability, and the UK’s role...
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28 Feb 2025
Free Trade Areas vs. Customs Unions: What’s the Difference?
In this video, Geoff Riley breaks down one of the most important trade concepts in international economics: Free Trade Areas (FTAs) vs. Customs Unions
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28 Feb 2025
Data Starter: Population growth rate with and without migration in USA, 1950-2023
What impact has migration had on the US population growth rate between 1950 and 2023?
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27 Feb 2025
Labour Market Economics - Notes and Resources from the Livestream
The UK labour market is undergoing significant changes, with trends such as youth unemployment, trade union membership, minimum wage increases, and economic inactivity shaping the workforce. These...
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27 Feb 2025
Environmental Economics - Notes and Resources from the Livestream
As environmental issues become more pressing, the role of economics in addressing climate change, pollution, and sustainable energy solutions has never been more critical. From river pollution in...
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27 Feb 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – is New York City’s congestion charge working? (Feb 2025)
New York City’s congestion pricing program has cut traffic, improved public transit use, and reduced commute times in its first month.
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25 Feb 2025
Data Starter: The $4 trillion Asian economy, 2024
How much did each Asian country contribute to the £4 trillion Asian economy in 2024?
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24 Feb 2025
Diagram Disasters - Can You Spot These Mistakes?
Think you know your economics diagrams? Think again! This video will put your knowledge to the test! We've pulled together some of the most common diagram errors in economics – from PPFs to...
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24 Feb 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – what happened to UK international trade in 2024? (Feb 2025)
In 2024, the UK faced a £28 billion trade deficit, with exports totalling £838 billion and imports at £866 billion.
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21 Feb 2025
Milestone Alert! 200 Economics Livestreams!
Last night, we completed our 200th Tutor2u Economics Revision Livestream on YouTube! As always, we had a fantastic group of engaged students contributing ideas, arguments, policies, and evidence...
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21 Feb 2025
Tech Solutions Helping Kenyan Fishing Communities
This BBC video looks at how a tech entrepreneur has provided a high tech solution to the distribution problems of the fishermen of Lake Turkana, via solar-powered fridges and smart distribution...
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21 Feb 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 21 February 2025
Here's this week's economics news quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
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21 Feb 2025
Data Starter: Impact on USA and China GDPs from 2025 increase in tariffs
How is a retaliatory tariff war between the USA and China likely to affect their economies’ GDPs?
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20 Feb 2025
Renting in the UK: Why It’s More Expensive Than Ever
The UK housing market is under pressure, with private rents reaching record highs in 2025. Across England, Wales, and Scotland, rental prices have surged, widening regional disparities and...
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20 Feb 2025
Development Economics in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities for Emerging Markets - Livestream Notes
As we move into 2025, development economics remains a critical field for understanding global growth, inequality, and economic transformation.
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20 Feb 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Coca Cola may increase its use of plastics as tariffs are set to increase the price of aluminium (Feb 2025)
An unintended consequence of the US tariffs on aluminium is that Coca-Cola may shift toward more environmentally damaging plastic packaging
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18 Feb 2025
UK Growth: Stuck in the Slow Lane – Notes from our Revision Livestream
As we move into 2025, the UK economy continues to grapple with sluggish economic growth, high inflationary pressures, and policy challenges that could shape the country’s financial landscape for...
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18 Feb 2025
Fiscal Drag in the UK Economy
Fiscal drag occurs when inflation and wage growth push taxpayers into higher income tax brackets or increase their tax burden without the government actively raising tax rates. This phenomenon...
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