Thanks to the BBC
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Monday, December 27, 2021
Sunday, December 19, 2021
BoE raises interest rates
....and CH4 outline the reasons and consequences. Great!
https://www.channel4.com/news/bank-of-england-hikes-interest-rates-amid-soaring-inflation
Thursday, December 16, 2021
FT case study on S&D: Coffee prices
Click to read the article and then answer the questions
https://www.ft.com/content/1e1d6d31-8667-4b4f-b0b7-10038e8894b4
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Types of unemployment
Thanks to economicshelp for this nice summary
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/716/unemployment/types-of-unemployment/
Thursday, December 02, 2021
A strange approach to reducing inflation
Turkey.
Thanks to econfix for this https://econfix.wordpress.com/2021/12/01/turkey-cuts-interest-rates-to-control-inflation/
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Energy self suffiency....well, almost
The island of Eigg, reports the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-59238305?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Alternatives to GDP
Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/167255/economics/alternatives-to-gdp/
Saturday, November 13, 2021
A foaming river in India
A negative externality from the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-india-59225086?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Forests or diamonds
Great example of opportunity cost from the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-59182550?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Sustainable salad crops
A great 2 part story from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-53178463 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-59221963
Friday, October 29, 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Saturday, October 09, 2021
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Thursday, September 23, 2021
UK inflation prospects
Nice evaluation from economicshelp with good data
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/166869/economics/prospects-for-inflation-in-2022/
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Friday, September 10, 2021
Why arehouse prices so high?
Thanks to econfix for this analysis
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/8733/housing/uk-house-prices-high/
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021
Key terms for unit 1 and unit 2
No glossary is ideal, but if you want a starting point you can use these from tutor2u. Click the "download" button on each page
Unit 1 https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/edexcel-alevel-economics-key-term-glossary-theme-1
Unit 2 https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/edexcel-alevel-economics-key-term-glossary-theme-2
The microchip market
Rising demand and inelastic supply. Thanks to the BBc
PED revision
Nice summary from econfix
https://econfix.wordpress.com/2021/08/30/as-economics-price-elasticity-of-demand-2/
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Friday, August 27, 2021
Sustainable growth
An interesting BBC story. Could it be scaled up?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-58320618?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
NZ business cycle
Great diagram from econfix
Thursday, August 05, 2021
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Where does the government borrow billions from?
Thanks to the BBC
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021
Crazy UK holiday prices
Thanks to the Guardian
I imagine the prices will fall back next year as people revert to holidays overseas and so this could be an example of volatile prices resulting from a large increase in demand and price inelastic supply
Friday, June 18, 2021
Wednesday, June 09, 2021
Sunday, June 06, 2021
Monday, May 03, 2021
Where does the government borrow billions from?
Thanks to the BBC
Contrasting recovery from Covid in Q1 2021
Bad for the EU which is in recession
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56940720
Very good for the USA
Friday, April 23, 2021
Budget deficit and National debt figures April 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
How GDP per capita can vary within a country
Nice data from NZ thanks to econfix
https://blog.elearneconomics.com/new-zealand-regional-gdp-and-gdp-per-capita-in-charts/
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Capitalism and socialism explained
Thanks to the BBC
Capitalism: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/capitalism-is-it-here-to-stay/p06g9czp?playlist=the-a-z-of-isms
Socialism https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/socialism-a-very-brief-history/p074yyff?playlist=the-a-z-of-isms
and Hayek's neoliberalism https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/neoliberalism-the-story-of-a-big-economic-bust-up/p06ltnvp?playlist=the-a-z-of-isms
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Pay people to scrap cars....
.....and give them money to spend on public transport
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Natural rate of unemployment
Nice video from Marginal Revolution
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Carbon trading: Tradable permits
Good video explaining the system and its pros and cons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQSaoPPe2F0&t=190s&pbjreload=101
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Excess supply of used cars
As seen on this disused racetrack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-56104281
Why is the market in disequilibrium?
Saturday, February 13, 2021
UK economy suffered record annual slump in 2020
Latest UK data from the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56037123
and in comparison with other countries
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56042270
and Japan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56066065
Thursday, February 04, 2021
Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Nutella and shrinkflation
Thanks to, of all sources, the Sun!!!!
https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/13693339/nutella-shrink-jar-size-from-400g-to-350g/