Sunday, October 25, 2015

Should we tax sugary drinks?

This brilliant 2-sided summary from economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/14884/economics/sugar-tax-debate/
It seems more likely, reports the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34606732
and Ch4
http://www.channel4.com/news/introduce-sugar-tax-health-officials-tell-government
and it's being called for by Jamie Oliver
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34606732 and http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/jamie-oliver-calls-for-sugar-tax-on-soft-drinks
From tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/bacon-sandwich-with-sugar-anyone

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Light rail in Addis: A supply side policy

Think of the impact of this on the Ethiopian economy in terms of its effect on the AS/PPF curves

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34549253

Friday, October 09, 2015

Substitutes for "normal" cigarettes in India

An interesting clip from the BBC covering several aspects of demand theory

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34485958

International trade data

Want to know the trade pattern of a country? This great source courtesy of tutor2u
https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/

Friday, October 02, 2015

Cigarette butts; a negative externality

Paris aims to target offenders with fines

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34422566

The effect of a depreciating Ugandan currency

This BBC report highlights some of the difficulties and the actions open to the Central Bank of Uganda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34423847

In car smoking ban

The latest legislation to reduce the market failure associated with the cigarette market

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34402622