Shrinking product sizes

More signs of "shrinkflation"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-40707799/shrinkflation-has-been-going-on-for-five-years-ons and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40703866

Inflation: advantages and disadvantages

Thanks to economicshelp
Inflation: advantages and disadvantages

Economics of the Gig Economy

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/economics-of-the-gig-economy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2012th%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2012th%20July%202017+CID_1f3183d1e104424c9624033a21818f9c&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Economics%20of%20the%20Gig%20Economy%20To%20mark%20the%20publication%20of%20the%20Taylor%20Report%20on%20Employment%20Practices%20in%20the%20Modern%20Economy%20we%20are%20curating%20a%20set%20of%20study%20resources%20for%20students%20and%20teachers%20on%20the%20economics

Should the government intervene in the economy?

Thanks to economicshelp for this macro and micro explanation
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5735/economics/should-the-government-intervene-in-the-economy/

Policies to reduce inflation

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/42/inflation/economic-policies-to-reduce-inflation/

The problem with printing money

In one word, inflation. Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/634/economics/the-problem-with-printing-money/

The Gender Pay Gap at the BBC

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/gender-pay-gap-at-the-bbc?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2021st%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2021st%20July%202017+CID_94f6389a1216f634202ef066a707e3ed&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Gender%20Pay%20Gap%20at%20the%20BBC%20Releasing%20the%20names%20of%20the%20BBCs%20best-paid%20employees%20tells%20us%20a%20lot%20about%20the%20TV%20labour%20market%20although%20the%20information%20did%20not%20include%20those%20working%20for%20independent%20production%20companies

The effect of speculators on the exchange rate

Clearly shown by this Sky article
http://news.sky.com/story/pound-tumbles-to-eight-month-low-against-the-euro-10955383

Famous Economists

Nice summary from tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/170262/which-economists-do-a-level-students-need-to-know-about-some-year-12-summer-homework

Car insurance premiums driven to record level by surge in costs

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/car-insurance-premiums-driven-to-record-level-by-surge-in-costs-10952324

UK Inflation Rate and Graphs

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5720/economics/inflation-stats-and-graphs/

Family spending in the UK: financial year ending March 2016

Thanks to the ONS
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/financialyearendingmarch2016

The rising price of butter

Thanks to the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/07/butter-price-all-time-high-dairy-production-curdles?CMP=share_btn_tw

Weak pound sees surge in tourists visiting UK

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40592623

Non-Tariff Barriers - China Toughens Dairy Regulations

Thanks to tutor2u for this
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/non-tariff-barriers-china-toughens-dairy-regulations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2015th%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2015th%20July%202017+CID_77352d6e9dc4f0b1522ebe35e75c3e33&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Non-Tariff%20Barriers%20-%20China%20Toughens%20Dairy%20Regulations%20Here%20is%20a%20good%20example%20of%20non-tariff%20barriers%20in%20action

Innoculation laws in France

To reduce market failure?
https://www.theverge.com/science/2017/7/13/15964628/france-vaccination-skeptic-law-vaccine-mandate