Inequality of income in the USA

Great 90 second video from the BBC


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31377192#

Macro objectives and conflicts

Nice post from economicshelp


http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/419/economics/conflicts-between-policy-objectives/

Regulation to reduce market failure Smoking ban for people in cars with children in them

Coming in October reports the BBC


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31310685

Differing standards; a form of protectionism?

This BBC clip shows the limitations on the free trade in cars worldwide


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31101842#

Currency pegs around the world

Thanks to tutor2u for this link to the Economist


http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/currency-pegs-around-the-world

Differing wages in the labour market

A nice tool from the BBC which compares your wage, in a variety of ways, to that of top footballers


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-31110113

slideshares to sort

indirect taxes
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-government-intervention-indirect-taxes
subsidies
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-government-intervention-subsidies
maximum prices
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-government-intervention-maximum-prices
minimum prices
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-government-intervention-minimum-prices
buffer stock
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-government-intervention-buffer-stock-schemes
Efficiency
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-economic-efficiency
labour market
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-labour-market-economics
housing market
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-aspects-of-the-uk-housing-market
externalities of prod and con
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-externalities-from-production-and-consumption
Neg ext
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-negative-externalities
pos ext
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-positive-externalities
info fail
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-information-failures
public goods
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-public-goods
merit goods
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-merit-goods
demerit goods
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-demerit-goods
factor immobility
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-factor-immobility
monopoly power
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-factor-immobility
income and wealth inequality
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-wealth-and-income-inequality
govt fail
http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/tutor2u-market-failure-government-failure

How technology can increase productivity: The half mile long train

Great report from the BBC on the effect of automating tasks. The last sentence says the job is reduced from 12 years to 2


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31010111#

The costs of increasing car ownership

Summarised in under a minute by this BBC report on car ownership in China


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31065433#

The measles outbreak in California; a case of information failure?

Why do more affluent parents in California not immunise their children? Could it be a case of information failure asks this BBC clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31034379#

Market failure; smoking in pregnancy

Are financial incentives the way to reduce the market failure (ie negative externalities in the form of harm to the unborn child)? Maybe, this small scale trial reported by the BBC suggests


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31015747#

Speed cameras; actions to reduce market failure

Reduced accidents (ie negative externalities) resulting from this scheme in Scotland, report the BBC


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30982498#

Policies to solve the problem of deflation/low inflation

Thanks to economicshelp for this summary


http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6399/economics/impact-of-immigration-on-uk-economy/

The impact of immigration on the UK economy

A wide ranging summary from Economicshelp


http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6399/economics/impact-of-immigration-on-uk-economy/