The derived demand for labour: Pilots in China

Nice example of the scale of the increase in derived demand for pilots

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1659202292001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAmtVJIFk~,TVGOQ5ZTwJbsT0Mq3k9H8GCa4jV3vL4M&bctid=3925344337001

The effect of migration on the labour market

Nice clip from ITV summarising the issues in this tutor2u post

http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/huge-rise-in-net-inward-migration-into-the-uk

Average wage differences in the UK

Interesting map from tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/average-weekly-earnings-by-uk-city

Economic systems: The invisible hand and the free market system

Thanks to tutor2u for this
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/the-invisible-hand-bbcs-a-history-of-ideas

Economies and diseconomies of scale

Quick-fire test from tutor2u

http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/internal-and-external-economies-of-scale-a-quick-fire-quiz

e-cigarettes and externalities

Are they positive or negative? Interesting article from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34051996
and tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/e-cigarettes-government-policy-to-combat-demerit-good-or-government-failure-example

Record UK netmigration

....reports the BBC
What effect on the UK's PPF, AD and AS?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34076607
and from tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/huge-rise-in-net-inward-migration-into-the-uk

A merger in the £1 market

...reports sky

http://news.sky.com/story/1541253/poundlands-99p-stores-takeover-gets-go-ahead

The demand for chocolate

Interesting Sky report
http://news.sky.com/story/1542014/chocolate-demand-melts-away-as-prices-rise

Merger mania in the UK betting industry

Following coral/ladbrokes comes Betfai/Paddy Powere, reports Sky

http://news.sky.com/story/1541809/bookmakers-paddy-power-and-betfair-agree-merger

Supply and demand: The rising price of Indonesian beef

Nice clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33955802

Opportunity cost numerical examples

Thanks to tutor2u for this

http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/tutor2u-media/library/Opportunity-Cost-examples.pdf?mtime=20150811113401

Cuba moves towards a mixed economy......

....starting with agriculture, reports Aljazeera


http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/cuban-farmers-lead-the-way-to-free-market-economy/4397255089001

Fewer stillbirths and premature babies: A positive externality from the smoking ban

Great story from the BBC


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33910232

Colorado river pollution and the consequent negative externalities

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this for Ch4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa_KDdjWpJU

Concentration ratio activity

Thanks to tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/concentration-ratio-pyramid-a-classroom-activity

The effect of increasing VAT in Greece

Nice clip from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33590434

Why is British productivity low?

Interesting clips from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33347300 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33433358

Should government regulate high energy foods?

A thought provoking article from George Monbiot in The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/11/obesity-incurable-disease-cameron-punishing-sufferers

Costs: Why is Tesla still in Business if it's losing $4,000 for every car it sells?

Interesting! Think fixed and variable costs when reading this Sky news story
http://news.sky.com/story/1533301/tesla-losing-4000-for-every-vehicle-sold

Horizontal integration in the betting industry

....reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1524609/ladbrokes-and-coral-agree-2-3bn-merger

Falling milk prices

Nice summary from tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/economics-of-falling-milk-prices

China devalues its currency

Why? What happens? A nice collection from tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/china-devalues-their-currency
and the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33868312 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33590434

Macroeconomic data from the FT

Thanks to tutor2u for sharing this
http://ig.ft.com/sites/uk/economic-dashboard/#inflation

Is China's growth sustainable?

Open to question, according to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-33546231

Should we tax sugary drinks?

The BMA seems to think so reports tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/doctors-call-for-a-20-tax-of-sugary-foods-and-drinks
and sky news
http://news.sky.com/story/1517824/doctors-demand-a-20-percent-tax-on-sugary-drinks
and the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33509545

Why Uber prices surge during a tube strike

Thanks to tutor2u


http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uber-surge-pricing-and-the-tube-strike

TTIP explained

Thanks to economicshelp for this
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/14145/trade/tipp-uk-us-trade-deal/

Budget deficit data

Thanks to the Guardian


http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/datablog/2015/jul/08/george-osborne-ban-budget-deficits