Unit 1: Evaluating alternative policies to reduce the negative externalities from alcohol

Two excellent posts from tutor2u, the first with 10 posible solutions to evaluate and the second with some moreinformation on actions already tried

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/10-solutions-to-binge-drinking
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/drink-drink-more-drink1

Unit 2: Japan's current account defecit

.......as got worse says

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17093255 the BBC
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/02/20122204728418987.html Aljazeera

a) Using the "evaluation " criteria we have gone through, comment on how much of a problem this deficit is for Japan

Unit 2: Is a high gdp per capita a good indicator of the sol in a country?

Not according to this BBC Panorama video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c2y2b

Unit 1: Negative externalities from gold mining in Nigeria

From the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16938914

a) State the negative externality and explain why it is a negative externality
b) What actions could the government take to reduce the negative externalities
c) How successful are such policies likely to be?

Unit 2: Is quantitative easing working?

An interesting argument from Ch4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3IIcdCV2Xo&feature=player_embedded#!

Unit 1: Public goods videos

Thanks to tutor2u for these links to video clips illustrating public goods

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-1-micro-public-goods-news-clips

Unit 2: How does quantitative easing work?

Fantastic video fro the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16974497

Unit 1: Will the EU tradable permit scheme work?

Not if Countries refuse to participate as in the case of China, according to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16901106

and a wider summary of the issue from tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/china-bans-its-airlines-from-paying-eu-carbon-tax

a) What actions could the EU take to ensure that all airlines participate in the scheme, and how likely are they to take such actions?

Unit 1: Should we tax carbon?

Great collection of videos from tutor2u on the topic

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-3-micro-video-resources-on-carbon-taxation

a) Using a diagram, explain how a tax on carbon would reduce the market failure
b) Using information from the video and what we've covered in the lesson, comment on how likely such a tax is likely to be in reducing the market failure

Unit 1: Is there information failure in the alcohol market?

The government evidently believes so as it launches this new public information campaign

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16893933 video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16869618 article