Unit 1: Increasing demand for private jets in China

...according to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19415655#

a) Explain, using the determinants of demand, why the demand for private jets has grown so rapidly in China

Unit 1: Cannabis; a demerit good?

Interesting clip from the BBC based on long term research

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19394368#

a) Define the term "merit good"
b) To what extent is cannabis a demerit good?
c) Comment on the likely success of government policies to reduce the market failure associated with cannabis consumption

Unit 1: Market failure glossary

Thanks to tutor2u for this; remember this is not OCR specific and so contains some words you don't specifically need for the exam

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-1-micro-market-failure-glossary?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29#When:06:08:42Z

Unit 1: Positive externalities from the V festival

....according to this BBC clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19347728#

a) State the positive externality in the video and explain why it is a positive externality

Unit 1: Does the Russian space programme have negative externalities?

Some locals in remote areas of Russia think the answer might be "yes" according to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19314649#

Unit 1: Standard cigarette packaging in Australia

...is on its way

http://news.sky.com/story/972658/australia-upholds-logo-ban-on-cigarette-packs Sky

Will it work?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19267740#

Unit 1: Positive externalities from solar lights

An interesting video from Aljazeera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtpO6GaTaIg

a) What would be the private costs and benefits to a firm of fitting this system?
b) What would be the positive externalities/external benefits of this system?
c) What actions, if any, should the government take in this market?

Unit 1: Negative externalities from economic growth in Hong Kong

...according to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19204836#

Unit 2: Worsening UK trade figures

....from Sky news

http://news.sky.com/story/970588/uk-trade-deficit-rises-as-ecb-doubts-growth

Unit 1: Chocolate prices to rise

....reports Sky news

http://news.sky.com/story/969509/chocoholics-hit-by-west-african-drought

a) Using a S&D diagram, explain why chocolate prices are likely to rise

Unit 1: The changing demand for books

Amazon have sold more ebooks than paper books, reports Sky news

http://news.sky.com/story/969252/amazon-sells-more-ebooks-than-printed-titles

a) Using Demand analysis, explain what has happened in both the ebook market and the paper book market