Kenya's new railway: A fiscal policy with supply side effects

Great example from Aljazeera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OysP9BwG7tU

Demand for a good and the price of substitutes

Decreasing demand for coal fired power and increasing demand for solar power in India, reports tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/india-scraps-plans-for-coal-plants-as-cost-of-solar-collapses?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20May%202017+CID_d90069d2c9e3c8d462d28271d6383abb&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=India%20scraps%20plans%20for%20coal%20plants%20as%20cost%20of%20solar%20collapses%20The%20shift%20towards%20solar%20power%20as%20an%20affordable%20source%20of%20renewable%20energy%20seems%20to%20be%20gathering%20pace%20Economies%20of%20scale%20are%20lowering%20the%20unit%20cost%20of%20solar%20power%20and%20this

or cinema and Netflix/Amazon
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jun/14/netflix-amazon-uk-cinema-box-office-film-dvd-blu-ray-pwc

CMA to investigate Tesco/Booker merger

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/cma-starts-investigation-into-tescos-planned-booker-takeover-10898493

Negative externalities from coal mining?

Nice report from Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/pakistans-thar-coal-project%3A-villagers-protest-over-environmental-concerns/5451459758001

Free trade: Winners and losers

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/why-cant-economists-sell-free-trade?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2029th%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2029th%20May%202017+CID_97d95691692a3ae8ec41be22afa4d5e0&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Why%20Cant%20Economists%20Sell%20Free%20Trade%20Two%20centuries%20on%20from%20the%20emergence%20of%20the%20idea%20of%20comparative%20advantage%20as%20the%20basis%20for%20specialisation%20and%20trade%20why%20does%20it%20remain%20hard%20to%20sell%20the%20idea%20of%20free

"Light" cigarettes: A deadly case of information failure?

Great report from Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/us%3A-new-study-links-%E2%80%98light-cigarettes%E2%80%99-directly-to-cancer/5450607697001

Net migration falls in 2016....

Thanks to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40043483

Savings ratio data

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/personal-savings

The exchange rate and tourism

Great article from the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/17/fall-in-pound-after-brexit-vote-uk-break-overseas-visitors-record-ons-north-american-tourists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2017 macroeconomics data

Thanks to tutor2u for this summary
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uk-economy-snapshot?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20May%202017+CID_d725e2395b45def19d9c264523ffedc4&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=6%20Minute%20Update%20-%20Key%20Stats%20for%20your%20A%20Level%20Economics%20Exams%20in%20June%202017%20A%20succinct%20summary%20and%206%20minute%20video%20of%20the%20key%20UK%20macro%20numbers%20ahead%20of%20the%20exams

The structure of the labour force

Lots of data in this BBC article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39966615

Chinese tariffs on sugar

So reports Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sugar-imports-idUSKBN18I060
and tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/china-defends-higher-import-tariffs-on-sugar?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2026th%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2026th%20May%202017+CID_b6f8f93619aedfd92d058657aefdd63d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=China%20defends%20higher%20import%20tariffs%20on%20sugar%20Brazilian%20sugar%20exports%20are%20most%20likely%20to%20be%20affected%20by%20this%20Chinese%20tariff%20on%20sugar%20imports%20The%20usual%20demand-supply%20analysis%20framework%20and%20welfare%20issues%20can%20be%20applied%20to%20this%20decision

Regional unemployment and growth differnces

I love this data presentation
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DACTRmSXkAUoUaD.png:large

Deficit and debt data

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39897498

New smoking restrictions

The day for plain packaging has finally arrived and the demise of the 10 pack
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/uk%3A-new-cigarette-packaging-aims-to-burn-out-smoking/5442676396001
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39984887
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/19/stricter-cigarette-packaging-rules-come-into-force-in-uk

The Price of Car Parking in City Centres

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/2720/economics/price-of-car-parking-in-city-centres/

Negative externalities: South Africa: Industrial pollution blamed for rise in diseases

Thanks to Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/south-africa%3A-industrial-pollution-blamed-for-rise-in-diseases/5437533807001

UK income inequality over time

Thanks to the IFS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqGBER3Sams&feature=em-subs_digest

A one off monthly fall in the demand for cars

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/plunge-in-new-car-sales-blamed-on-vehicle-tax-changes-10862400

Fidget spinners: Demand caused by fashion?

How stupid will this look in a few years?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/39798767

S&D: Avocado prices reach record high

Thanks to tutor2u for this collection
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/avocado-prices-reach-record-high?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%203rd%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%203rd%20May%202017+CID_fcbd66f37d2a3feabbf4196383c86f93&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Avocado%20prices%20reach%20record%20high%20Theres%20a%20major%20price%20shock%20on%20the%20way%20the%20price%20of%20avocado%20is%20going%20to%20surge%20as%20a%20result%20of%20increased%20demand%20and%20supply%20issue%20in%20the%20major%20exporters%20This

The efffect of a depeciation of the £ on the car industry

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/car-industry-accelerates-as-weaker-pound-pushes-up-exports-10852024

Plain tobacco packaging 'may cut smokers by 300,000 in UK

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39720854

Falling demand for ebooks

Thanks to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39718016
and Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/screen-fatigue-blamed-as-ebook-sales-fall-for-second-year-running-10853154

S&D: Crisps in Japan

Lovely story from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39732995/crisps-in-japan-selling-for-8-a-bag-after-panic-buying-and-shortages