Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Unit 1: Illegal rubbish dumps in Greece

Laws may be easy to pass, but enforcement can prove a problem as this clip from the BBC shows

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25546443#

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Unit 2: Why is saving high and consumtion low in China?

A nice clip with the answers from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25309669#

Unit 1: Should e-cigarettes be more closely regulated?

Some believe they should

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25354050#

UNit 2: Should low inflation be the primary macro objective?

A nice evaluative post from economicshelp

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/9591/unemployment/low-inflation-objective/

Unit 2: What are the effects of a decrease in interest rates?

A nice evaluative post from economicshelp

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/3417/interest-rates/effect-of-lower-interest-rates/

Unit 2: Income and spending patterns in the UK

Great data from the ONS via a Guardian article, handy when looking at how weights in CPI/RPI are allocated

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/dec/11/families-spend-489-each-week-on-what

and this interactive one showing changes over time, including, clearly, the effects of the recession

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/dec/11/family-spending-interactive-how-has-it-changed

Unit 1: Information failure in the fruit and veg market

An amazing story from Tesco. When I read it, I wondered if it was April Fools day!

http://news.sky.com/story/1180717/tesco-blames-customers-for-fruit-and-veg-waste

Friday, December 06, 2013