Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Changes to the inflation basket

 Thanks to tutor2u (vid) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13yKZIIF7D4&t=3s and the BBC (article) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kgr0ryd5xo 

Saturday, March 15, 2025

How changing interest rates effect a country's currency

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70bhsSVKqWA&t=1s

Government spending to improve wellbeing

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/spending-government-money-to-improve-wellbeing/

Measuring unemployment

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iG5YuG9Tgg&t=336s

National debt

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz2HGPD6gvQ&t=74s

How much does the government borrow?

 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02812/

Mean v median incomes

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmdgmSUfeLQ&t=119s

Progressive and regressive taxes explained

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEeexuF1-s4&t=118s

2024 UK balance of trade figures

 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02815/

Friday, December 20, 2024

Economic inactivity data

 https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/inactivity-rate

Guinness shortage

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/guinness-gen-z-and-the-economics-of-a-foamy-frenzy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_861eea8091cad25b899b5465028965b9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Guinness%20Gen%20Z%20and%20the%20Economics%20of%20a%20Foamy%20Frenzy

The Economics of Tourist Taxes

 The micro and macro effects from tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/mini-case-study-the-economics-of-tourist-taxes?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_861eea8091cad25b899b5465028965b9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Case%20Study%20The%20Economics%20of%20Tourist%20Taxes

2023 trade data

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/mini-case-study-the-geographical-pattern-of-uk-trade-in-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_861eea8091cad25b899b5465028965b9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Case%20Study%20The%20Geographical%20Pattern%20of%20UK%20Trade%20in%202023