Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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

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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

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

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

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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

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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

Sunday, January 21, 2018

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

Tuesday, January 09, 2018

UK bans microbeads

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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

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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

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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