Blog and updates
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11 Sept 2023
Government Intervention - Is it Time for a Meat Tax?
The Financial Times has published a new video on the arguments for and against a meat tax. Would a new tax help curb global meat production and consumption and help reach targets for...
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11 Sept 2023
Micro-policies to tackle unemployment
Macroeconomic outcomes have microeconomic foundations! This Guardian article looks at a localised scheme to tackle unemployment, which takes a highly personalised approach to trying to get some of...
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8 Sept 2023
Economics Weekly Quiz | 08 September 2023
A warm welcome back to the new term! Here's the first weekly economics news quiz of the academic year!
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8 Sept 2023
Why is the Argentinian economy in such a mess?
An excellent Economist piece that looks at the state of the Argentinian economy, with an economy in pieces - crippled by hyperinflation - and as a result, an extreme candidate well-placed to win...
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7 Sept 2023
Competition Authority to investigate high fees and low price transparency in the UK vet market
The Competition and Markets Authority are looking into the veterinary sector, concerned about how much people are being charged for treatment, largely as a result of a lack of price transparency in...
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7 Sept 2023
Global Development - The Importance of Remittances
This IMF clip looks at remittances, and their impact on developing economies. It acknowledges the greater ease of transferring resources, and the importance of this income in boosting growth and...
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7 Sept 2023
Competition Policy in Action! EU looks to curb the power of big tech firms
It looks like the EU is looking to curb the market power of big tech firms via its new Digital Markets Act, that is seeking to increase competition in the sector. One way of doing this is to give...
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7 Sept 2023
In the News Teaching Activity: UK House Prices Are Falling More Rapidly (Sept 2023)
House prices have fallen by 5.3% in the year to August according to Nationwide. Have a go at this free teaching activity, which includes a downloadable worksheet and suggested answers.
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6 Sept 2023
De-merit goods - possession of laughing gas to be made illegal
Nitrous oxide is the second most commonly used drug among 16 to 24-year-olds in England. The UK government has announced that possession of the drug will be made illegal by the end of 2023.
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6 Sept 2023
Why Globalisation needs a revamp
Robin Niblett looks at how globalization has altered in the past 15 years, with the global financial crisis and its aftermath reflecting the geopolitical realities of international trade.
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6 Sept 2023
Nigeria cuts fuel subsidies and the traffic jams disappear!
This sort of article is economic gold dust: it could be microeconomic, looking at the effect of removing fuel subsidies and efficiency, or macroeconomic, looking at how microeconomic policy has...
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5 Sept 2023
LSE Centrepiece Magazine - Free Copy for Teachers
Every term, CentrePiece, the magazine of the LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, features the latest policy-focused work from the world-renowned economics institute – and it is available free to...
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5 Sept 2023
Best wishes for a new school year
We send our warmest best wishes as a new school and college year begins in earnest. Here is a quick summary of some of the new resources and courses that the Economics team at tutor2u are providing...
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4 Sept 2023
In the News Teaching Activity: Economic Growth Revised Upwards (September 2023)
An upgrade in the UK’s growth rate shows the economy grew more quickly after the pandemic than previously thought. Have a go at this free teaching activity, which includes a downloadable worksheet...
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3 Sept 2023
Stiglitz on the need for economic reforms to salvage democratic politics
Joseph Stiglitz argues here that tackling inequality is essential if we are to continue to have functioning democracies, and argues that we need to tax the rich more.
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1 Sept 2023
A-Level Economics Update Magazine | Issue 3 | Digital Edition
Here is a digital download of the 3rd edition (Spring/Summer 2023) of our popular free magazine for all A-Level Economics students.
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31 Aug 2023
Is the Chinese economy a ticking time bomb?
The BBC carries an article about the state of the Chinese economy, noting its "low growth, record youth unemployment, low foreign investment, weak exports and currency, and a property sector in...
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31 Aug 2023
Induction Lesson Activities for New Year 12 Economists!
Want to save some planning & prep time for your initial lessons with Year 12 Economists? We've put together two induction lesson teaching packs - one for AQA and one for Edexcel. Both available...
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30 Aug 2023
Information Failure - Better Labelling Needed to Reduce Water Use
Efficient policymaking is driven by the quality of information associated with it, and this Guardian article flags up the fact that Britons consume the most water in Europe, perhaps as a...
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30 Aug 2023
Robert Reich - Why Biden's departure from free trade is a good thing
Normally, economists are in favour of free trade arguing that it brings with it more benefits than costs. That's not the view of Robert Reich who seems to argue here that this ignores the...
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