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14 Dec 2024
Cartels in Construction? The Economic Costs of Rigged Contracts for Schools
When it rains in Britain, it pours. And sometimes, the leaks are not just from the roofs but also from the foundations of the economy. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently...
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14 Dec 2024
Construction Crunch: Why the UK Can't Meet Its Housing Targets
The UK is facing a housing crisis that reads like a suspense novel. A government promise of 1.5 million new homes by 2029 hangs in the balance as industry experts warn: we don’t have the workers to...
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13 Dec 2024
Case Study: The Geographical Pattern of UK Trade in 2023
In 2023, the UK demonstrated varied trading relationships globally, reflecting a shift in the balance of its economic ties. This case study explores the UK's trade data to evaluate the role of key...
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13 Dec 2024
Data Starter: UK economic inactivity 1971-2024
How has the economic inactivity rate in the UK changed between 1971 and 2024?
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13 Dec 2024
Economics Weekly Quiz | 13 December 2024
Here's our last weekly economics news quiz of 2024! The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the previous 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK...
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12 Dec 2024
Normal and Supernormal Profits Explained - A-Level Economics Mastery
In this video we look at the important difference between normal and supernormal profit and then link both concepts to different market structures.
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12 Dec 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – post-Brexit regulations reduce UK food exports (Dec 2024)
Post-Brexit non-tariff barriers have led to a sharp decline in British food exports to the EU, costing the UK economy an estimated £3 billion annually, according to a new report.
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11 Dec 2024
Rents on the Rise: The Tug of War Between Supply and Demand in the UK Rental Market
It’s a tale as old as economics itself: demand soars, supply stagnates, and prices climb. The UK’s rental market in 2024 encapsulates this drama in vivid detail. With annual rental inflation...
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11 Dec 2024
Drawing Developed Diagrams for A* Grades - Economics Revision
In this revision video, I explain five worked examples of how you can build developed diagrams to help achieve top grades in your Economics exams. The quality of diagrams can have a big effect on...
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10 Dec 2024
Brick Walls: Why the UK Housing Market is Out of Reach for Most
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal a sobering truth: the average home in England is now affordable only to the richest 10% of the population. For everyone else,...
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10 Dec 2024
Data Starter: Income inequality in the UK 1961- 2023
According to the Gini coefficient, what has been happening to income inequality in the UK since 1961?
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10 Dec 2024
Super Tuesday - Two Livestreams Today!
Two Livestreams tomorrow (Tuesday) as the end of term comes into view! At 1630 I am running a live revision session on the Economics of Inequality - a fast-paced 25 minutes of questions and...
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9 Dec 2024
Breaking Barriers: How a UK-EU Trade Reset Could Boost Economic Growth
The United Kingdom’s post-Brexit economic journey is at a crossroads. Enter Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, addressing the Euro-Group of finance ministers—the first UK chancellor to do...
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9 Dec 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – how climate change is affecting food price inflation (Dec 2024)
Extreme weather events are putting upward pressure on food inflation, with coffee prices hitting near-record highs.
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8 Dec 2024
Guinness, Gen Z, and the Economics of a Foamy Frenzy
Imagine the agony: heading to your local pub (health club) anticipating a perfectly poured pint of Guinness, only to discover your local pub is out of stock. Welcome to the unexpected reality of...
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7 Dec 2024
Festive Quiz! UK Economy and Business in the News (2024)
Here is a twelve question quiz covering the UK Economy and Business in the News during 2024. This year our theme is 'The 12 Jumpers of Christmas'! Click on the link below to download the quiz and...
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6 Dec 2024
The tutor2u GCSE Economics Festive Quiz
The annual tutor2u Festive Quiz is here! This year our theme is 'The 12 Jumpers of Christmas'! Each Powerpoint quiz contains 12 multi-choice questions to use in class.
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6 Dec 2024
The tutor2u A Level Economics Festive Quiz
The annual tutor2u Festive Quiz is here! This year our theme is 'The 12 Jumpers of Christmas'! Each Powerpoint quiz contains 12 multi-choice questions to use in class.
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6 Dec 2024
The Great Christmas Veggie Battle: Who Pays the Price for Cheap Carrots?
Every Christmas, a peculiar war rages in Britain’s supermarkets—not over luxury chocolates or fancy wines, but over humble vegetables. Carrots for 15p, potatoes for 19p, parsnips at bargain-bin...
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6 Dec 2024
Data starter: World's top 30 good exporters 2023
Which countries & geographical regions exported the most goods in 2023?
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