Reviving Japan: Macroeconomic objectives

Good clip from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-41087964/is-japan-s-economy-bouncing-back?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Kenya plastic bag ban

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41069853

The UK pay gap

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41082828

FOP: Capital replacing labour in Japan

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-41077928/the-car-speeding-up-tokyo-s-road-repairs

Elasticity of supply: Oranges in Australia

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-41078697/is-australia-running-out-of-oranges

Weather and the effect on supply: Wine

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/french-wine-production-to-fall-18-this-year-after-spring-frost-11004891

What is GDP?

Thanks to the IMF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBqWRayc1kE

Negative externalities from farming

Thanks to the Guardian and tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/pollution-breaches-by-farmers-on-the-rise?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2023rd%20August%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2023rd%20August%202017+CID_40c002da5241d8be2403ad97ad1f232d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Pollution%20breaches%20by%20farmers%20on%20the%20rise%20The%20number%20of%20serious%20pollution%20breaches%20in%20the%20farming%20industry%20is%20growing%20as%20many%20farmers%20are%20unable%20or%20unwilling%20to%20meet%20the%20cost%20of%20pollution%20prevention

Structural and voluntary unemployment

Thanks to economicshelp
structural http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/27657/unemployment/structural-unemployment/
voluntary http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/27673/concepts/voluntary-unemployment/

Price controls – advantages and disadvantages

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/621/economics/price-controls-advantages-and-disadvantages/

Impact of Expansionary Fiscal Policy

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/617/economics/impact-of-expansionary-fiscal-policy/

Pros and Cons of Mergers

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5009/economics/pros-and-cons-of-mergers/

Policies for Economic Growth

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5272/economics/policies-for-economic-growth/

Profit Maximisation

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/3201/economics/profit-maximisation/

Weak pound helps boost UK tourist numbers

....as would be expected, reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/weak-pound-helps-boost-uk-tourist-numbers-10994001

Which British universities do most to boost graduate salaries?

Thanks to the Economist
https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21726100-our-new-guide-answers-which-british-universities-do-most-boost-graduate-salaries?frsc=dg%7Ce

The argument against economic growth

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-40869867/viewsnight-our-addiction-to-economic-growth-is-killing-us

Actions to reduce market failure: Compulsory vaccinations

Lots in this tutor2u post
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/france-makes-childhood-vaccinations-compulsory?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2010th%20August%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2010th%20August%202017+CID_016e07a774c1c75e2c0736c421e6c0fc&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=France%20makes%20childhood%20vaccinations%20compulsory%20A%20really%20interesting%20example%20to%20use%20when%20discussing%20the%20economic%20and%20social%20impact%20of%20vaccinations%20In%20order%20to%20prevent%20a%20measles%20epidemic%20France%20has%20just%20made%20many%20more%20vaccinations%20compulsory

Behavioural Economics Resources

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/new-behavioural-economics-resources?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%208th%20August%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%208th%20August%202017+CID_1c96009a9e6a692d103e0476765dc31c&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=New%20Behavioural%20Economics%20Resources%20Weve%20curated%20a%20fresh%20selection%20of%20articles%20and%20posts%20on%20aspects%20of%20behavioural%20economics%20here

Why a devaluation may not improve a current account deficit

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/sterlings-slide-yet-to-help-the-uk-economy-rebalance?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%204th%20August%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%204th%20August%202017+CID_a8c483aae9b0dbdb7f6a66487e3637b2&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Sterlings%20slide%20yet%20to%20help%20the%20UK%20economy%20rebalance%20According%20to%20this%20piece%20from%20Chris%20Giles%20in%20the%20FT%20UK%20exporters%20have%20raised%20their%20prices%20and%20profit%20margins%20rather%20than%20driven%20increased%20volumes%20and%20market%20share%20in%20response%20to