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20 Feb 2024
CMA to investigate possible price collusion in baby formula milk industry
Another competition policy story with the Competition and Markets authority going to investigate baby formula manufacturers, after a preliminary report saw the price of baby formula had increased...
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20 Feb 2024
Has this vertical farm cracked the code for sustainable farming?
Vertical farming appears to becoming a feature of the agricultural landscape, with this BBC piece looking at a facility in Gloucestershire that is growing salad crops three times faster under...
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19 Feb 2024
UK Economy In 2023 | What Students Need to Know for their 2024 A-Level Economics Exams
Here is a short video looking at what happened to the UK economy in 2023. We cover inflation, growth, unemployment, interest rates, migration, fiscal deficit and debt and some others as well. The...
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19 Feb 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – what has been happening to the sterling exchange rate? (Feb 2024)
The exchange rate is only in the news when there is a newsworthy dramatic movement, but even a gentle trend can have economic impacts. Here is a helpful update!
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18 Feb 2024
60 Second Microeconomics - Short Revision Videos
Ideal for rapid revision, here is a growing playlist of 60-second definition and example videos on a wide range of Year 12 and Year 13 microeconomics topics.
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16 Feb 2024
Argentinian inflation hits more than 250% - will shock therapy work?
Ione Wells reports for the BBC from Argentina where inflation has soared to 250%. Will President Milei's shock therapy policies work? Do they risk causing even deeper short-term pain? This is a...
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16 Feb 2024
Video Shorts on Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
Here is a selection of new shorts on economies and diseconomies of scale.
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16 Feb 2024
Free Teacher PowerPoints for A-Level Economics Teachers
We're making good progress creating all-new, free teacher topic PowerPoints for the two main A-Level Economics specifications: AQA and Edexcel (A). There are now over 250 PowerPoints available to...
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16 Feb 2024
Economics Weekly Quiz | 16 February 2024
Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days.
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15 Feb 2024
UK Economy Drops into Recession
The UK is in recession after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2023. Overall, real GDP grew by just 0.1% last year, lagging well behind a resurgent US economy.
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15 Feb 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – will the government’s latest dental policies get to the root of the NHS dentist shortage problem? (Feb 2024)
The UK’s dental health has been deteriorating as many people cannot find an NHS dentist nor afford to go private. With an election looming, the main political parties are competing to find the best...
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13 Feb 2024
Monopsony Power - Supermarket giants hit farmers who want early payment with hefty fees
It seems that Australian supermarket giants, Coles and Woolworths, are exploiting a monopsony position to levy rebate charges on farmers who want early payment for their produce, raising concerns...
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12 Feb 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – the UK’s unemployment rate may be lower than the statistics suggest (Feb 2024)
The Office of National Statistics has been concerned about how accurate its measurement of unemployment has been recently. Poor measurement has implications for economic policymaking.
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10 Feb 2024
Uber makes first annual operating profit
This is a seismic event: Uber has, at last turned a profit. Last year's $1.8 billion operating loss has become a $1.1 billion operating profit after 14 years in operation since it was founded in...
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10 Feb 2024
What has happened to the UK economy?
The Resolution Foundation has published new research assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the UK economy. This short YouTube clip provides a timely summary of their work.
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10 Feb 2024
Externalities - Dealing with the Mountain of Waste on Everest
This Business Insider clip looks at the negative externalities of waste on Mount Everest, where there's a massive issue, which is difficult to tackle at high altitudes. It looks at how one...
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9 Feb 2024
World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit
The EU's Climate Service has highlighted the fact that the 2015 pledge to limit long-term temperature increases to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is already under threat and that there's need for...
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9 Feb 2024
Economics Weekly Quiz | 09 February 2024
Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days.
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9 Feb 2024
Sainsbury’s reveals plans to use more robots
The robots are coming! This article highlights how Sainsbury's are contemplating job cuts, and substituting capital in favour of labour, by increasing the number of automated tills, warehouse...
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8 Feb 2024
Edexcel A-Level Economics - Theme 3 Knowledge Organiser Pack
Here is our full knowledge organiser pack for Theme 3 for Edexcel A-Level Economics (A). It covers all of the business economics, labour market economics and government intervention topics in the...
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