Technological progress

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb1vG1CLaWA&t=77s

Weekly hours worked per adult

https://econfix.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/work-and-income.png

 

Fiscal Policy and Aggregate Supply - America’s $2 Trillion Green Boost

 THanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/fiscal-policy-and-aggregate-supply-americas-2-trillion-green-boost?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_2ed3e4cac23e10a5658be117ab1f6510&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Fiscal%20Policy%20and%20Aggregate%20Supply%20-%20Americas%202%20Trillion%20Green%20Boost

UK migration data

 thanks to economicshelp https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/183118/economics/how-much-immigration-has-there-been-in-the-uk/

Interest rates, AD and AS

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/interest-rates-and-aggregate-demand-and-supply?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_c4f2e11ad3af41ff70041ce80bf1ca1d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Interest%20Rates%20and%20Aggregate%20Demand%20and%20Supply

AD & AS card matching activity

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/aggregate-demand-and-aggregate-supply-clear-the-deck-key-term-knowledge-activity?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CM-Econ-Storylines-251019&utm_content=CM-Econ-Storylines-251019+CID_2fd49559698728d3d25a6212af6171c8&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Aggregate%20Demand%20and%20Aggregate%20Supply

Multiple choice : AD and AS

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/the-edge-in-a-level-economics-mcq-blast-on-aggregate-demand-and-aggregate-supply?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2023rd%20March%202018&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2023rd%20March%202018+CID_acb8517e18182a2439ca724c6057817f&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=The%20Edge%20in%20A%20Level%20Economics%20MCQ%20Blast%20on%20Aggregate%20Demand%20and%20Aggregate%20Supply%20Practice%20exam%20questions%20Here%20is%20a%20MCQ%20Revision%20Blast%20session%20covering%20ten%20questions%20on%20aggregate%20demand%20and%20supply%20Great%20to%20test%20your%20understanding%20as%20you%20revise%20key%20Year%201%20macro%20concepts

Aggregate demand and aggregate supply resources

Thanks to tutor2u for setting up this pinterest page

https://uk.pinterest.com/geoffriley/aggregate-demand-and-aggregate-supply/

Record UK netmigration

....reports the BBC
What effect on the UK's PPF, AD and AS?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34076607
and from tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/huge-rise-in-net-inward-migration-into-the-uk

Market failure: The tragedy of the commons

Nice explanatory videos
I like this one best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwaNZgY9PCQ but you may prefer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLirNeu-A8I
This is longer (and fairly right wing) but has some good points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0vmP7HoFI4

How technology can increase productivity: The half mile long train

Great report from the BBC on the effect of automating tasks. The last sentence says the job is reduced from 12 years to 2


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31010111#

Unit 2: Revision: Aggregate supply

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-aggregate-supply

Unit 2: AD and AS tutor2u resources

Thanks, as ever, to tutor2u for this update on the AD pwerpoint

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-aggregate-demand

and this AS summary

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-short-run-aggregate-supply

Unit 2: Aggregate Supply: Revision

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-revise-and-test-aggregate-supply

Unit 2: The effect of Polish migration on the UK economy

...appears to have been significant, according to this BBC clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21305026#

a) Using an AD and AS diagram, comment on the effect of Polish migration on the UK economy

Unit 2: AD and AS Pinterest resource

http://pinterest.com/geoffriley/aggregate-demand-and-aggregate-supply/

Unit 2: Rising costs of production in the uK economy

Sky have this video/article on rising costs

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Fuel-Price-Rises-Will-Lead-To-Job-Cuts-Small-Businesses-Say/Article/201101415905024?f=rss

a) Using an AD/AS diagram, explain the effect of these rising costs on the UK economy

Unit 2: Changes in AD and AS in action: The Irish economy

This great clip from Steph Flanders shows the effect of the recession on the Irish economy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8612688.stm

This article shows the response of some Irish citizens; the traditional route of Irish emigration to the rest of the world

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8616434.stm

a) Using an AD/AS diagram, explain the effect of the recession on the Irish economy and the government's macroeconomic objectives

Unit 2: Economic growth in China

A really good article from anforme on economic growth in China

http://www.anforme.co.uk/blog/?p=1041

a) Using the AD equation, explain the reasons for economic growth in China
b) Using an AD/AS diagram, explain why the article arues this increased economic growth is unlikey to result in inflation in China
c) To what extent do you agree with this conclusion?

Unit 2: Revision: Potential v actual growth

Are you clear on the difference? If not, this Economics teacher post should help

http://business-studies.typepad.com/economics_teacher/2009/02/actual-and-potential-economic-growth.html