What explains the volatility of oil and food prices?

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/2601/economics/what-explains-volatility-of-oil-and-food-prices/

Causes of Boom and Bust Cycles

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5030/economics/causes-of-boom-and-bust-cycles/

Automation – benefits and costs

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/25163/economics/automation/

QE explained

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/is-qe-a-magic-money-tree?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20January%202018+CID_d035025bfa8a52577461ce181ed78b7e&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Is%20QE%20a%20Magic%20Money%20Tree%20I%20think%20that%20many%20A%20level%20students%20would%20agree%20that%20QE%20can%20be%20quite%20hard%20to%20get%20their%20heads%20around%20Its%20a%20help%20when%20they%20realise%20that%20it%20is%20not

The sugar tax explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFk0q7YWvNo&feature=youtu.be

Production: Making Heinz beans

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=168&v=G6O2zTuGOVQ

Scarcity: Sand

Thanks to Aljazeera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq6RjtrdXcg

Farm subsidies in the UK

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/21641/agriculture/farming-subsidies-in-the-uk/

UK economic growth 2017

Thanks to Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/growth-rises-faster-than-expected-at-end-of-2017

Pricing at a disequilibrium: Nutella

Great story from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-42838872/nutella-sale-causes-scrums-in-french-supermarkets
and Sky
https://news.sky.com/story/nutella-sale-sparks-riots-as-french-go-nuts-for-chocolate-spread-11222849

Players salaries in the IPL

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-india-42828805/ipl-players-to-go-for-millions-at-biggest-ever-auction

Airline price discrimination

Thanks to econfix
http://blog.elearneconomics.com/airline-price-discrimination/

Externalities: Hong Kong light pollution ruins residents' sleep

Thanks to Aljazeera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DpcbpeQTC4

Sky/Fox merger and public interest

Thanks to tutor2u for this collection
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/sky-fox-merger-and-public-interest?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20January%202018+CID_507f5319b496ffdfab76b791621c4708&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=SkyFox%20merger%20and%20public%20interest%20It%20seems%20like%20the%20proposed%20merger%20between%20Sky%20and%20Fox%20has%20been%20on%20the%20cards%20for%20ages%20and%20plenty%20has%20been%20written%20about%20the%20subject%20including%20on%20this%20website

Protectionism: Import Tariffs

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/protectionism-import-tariffs-in-the-news?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20January%202018+CID_507f5319b496ffdfab76b791621c4708&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Protectionism%20Import%20Tariffs%20in%20the%20News%20The%20United%20States%20and%20India%20have%20both%20announced%20severe%20import%20tariffs%20on%20solar%20panels%20sourced%20from%20China%20Two%20good%20topical%20examples%20to%20add%20to%20your%20A-level%20Economics%20notes%20on%20trade

Economic Development: Vietnam Rising

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/economic-development-vietnam-rising?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20January%202018+CID_507f5319b496ffdfab76b791621c4708&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Economic%20Development%20Vietnam%20Rising%20Here%20are%20two%20new%20videos%20from%20the%20IMF%20focusing%20on%20growth%20and%20development%20drivers%20in%20the%20fast-growing%20Vietnamese%20economy

The sugar tax explained

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-42793821/sugar-tax-drinks-becoming-pricier-and-in-smaller-bottles

Surge pricing re the Superbowl

via Twitter
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/955275654857216001

Capital is substituted for labour: Amazon's no checkout store

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-42783652/amazon-opens-its-first-grocery-store-in-seattle-with-no-tills
and sky
https://news.sky.com/story/amazon-opens-supermarket-with-no-check-outs-11218051

Creative destruction

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/20255/economics/creative-destruction/

Weights: How did households budget in 1957?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42735294

Market failure in the Chinese bike hire market

We've not yet had this problem in Cambridge, but it's early days for the system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21CbXA1WEUs

Would a four-day week boost productivity?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-42709955/would-a-four-day-week-boost-productivity

'Seven fewer' McVitie's Digestives in packs

Another example of shrinkflation
https://news.sky.com/story/seven-fewer-mcvities-digestives-in-packs-because-of-brexit-11213339

How The Bank of England set interest rates

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/2597/interest-rates/how-the-bank-of-england-set-interest-rates/

Monetary and Fiscal Policy in the UK

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/113/uk-economy/monetary-and-fiscal-policy-in-the-uk/

Is free trade good or bad?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38209407

Herding behaviour

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/137494/concepts/herding-behaviour/

Market Failure in the Housing Market

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/338/economics/market-failure-in-the-housing-market/

Surge pricing

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-42661404/surge-pricing-how-it-works-and-how-to-avoid-it

The economics of a sugar tax

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/economics-of-a-sugar-tax?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%2016th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%2016th%20January%202018+CID_29baa90388bef52c9fd2d05c7fc2b6a9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Economics%20of%20a%20Sugar%20Tax%20Student%20videos%20Is%20the%20UK%20tax%20on%20high%20sugar%20drinks%20an%20effective%20and%20equitable%20government%20intervention%20to%20help%20address%20the%20growing%20social%20costs%20arising%20from%20our%20consumption%20of%20high%20sugar%20drinks

Mexico City to reform traffic laws over 🚔 accidents

Great examples of government action to reduce market failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIjavbKwlA

Automation video

Great find by tutor2u
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=125&v=hhGad3juAGg

The sugar tax: Pros and cons

Thanks to tutor2u for this collection
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/government-intervention-sugar-taxes?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2012th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2012th%20January%202018+CID_ca064ab7aa3e000e805ad02067e5be40&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Government%20Intervention%20-%20Sugar%20Taxes%20Study%20notes%20The%20UK%20government%20is%20introducing%20a%20tax%20on%20high-sugar%20drinks%20and%20may%20well%20expand%20the%20indirect%20tax%20to%20foods%20that%20have%20a%20high%20sugar%20content%20Is%20this%20an%20effective%20and

UK bans microbeads

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uk-bans-microbeads?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%209th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%209th%20January%202018+CID_7125b801b2af9af83200895863f9f3fd&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=UK%20bans%20microbeads%20A%20really%20good%20example%20of%20government%20intervention%20A%20ban%20has%20come%20into%20force%20for%20the%20use%20of%20microbeads%20in%20products%20such%20as%20shampoo%20and%20toothpaste%20Other%20countries%20are%20following%20suit

Latte Levy - a surcharge for use of takeaway paper cups

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/the-latte-levy-a-surcharge-for-use-of-takeaway-paper-cups?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%206th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%206th%20January%202018+CID_c3c5cb6b76644e51406916af9c9a1514&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Latte%20Levy%20-%20a%20surcharge%20for%20use%20of%20takeaway%20paper%20cups%20MPs%20are%20calling%20for%20a%20law%20that%20would%20introduce%20a%20surcharge%20of%2025p%20for%20the%20use%20of%20takeaway%20paper%20cups%20used%20for%20hot%20drinks%20purchased%20from%20coffee%20shops

Richard Thaler & Behavioural Economics - The Man, The Ideas

Via tutor2u
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zhn6vGqMxI

How airlines price flights

Via tutor2u
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72hlr-E7KA0

'Fat Cat Thursday' - 04 January 2018

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/fat-cat-thursday-04-january-2018?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%205th%20January%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%205th%20January%202018+CID_64dcc5ecfb0ac236aaae30ac0777246a&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Fat%20Cat%20Thursday%20-%2004%20January%202018%20If%20you%20werent%20aware%20today%20is%20classified%20as%20Fat%20Cat%20Thursday%20by%20Think%20Tank%20High%20Pay%20Centre%20The%20concept%20exists%20to%20show%20how%20by%20comparing%20the%20average%20wage%20of%20the

The gender pay gap

Thanks to Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/gender-pay-gap-revealed

Is globalisation irreversible?

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/137086/trade/is-globalisation-irreversible/

Should we tax coffee cups?

Thanks to Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/mps-propose-25p-latte-levy-on-coffee-cups
and the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-42574883/latte-levy-would-you-pay-25p-for-your-coffee-cup