Unit 2: Government infrastructure spending in China

A huge desalination plant is an example of capital spending by Government

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22851529#

Unit 2: Low taxation; a supply side policy in Singapore

Interesting clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22850740#

Unit 1: Negative externalities from mining in India

As ever, the poor get shafted

http://bcove.me/mi6b1fxx

Unit 2: Tariffs and retaliation: China v EU trade war?

The EU tariffs on Chinese solar panels have provoked a retaliatory response

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22456231 solar panels

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22793186 wine

background from

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22780266

Unit 1: Information failure in the painkiller market

Interesting report from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22713043#

Unit 1: The smoking ban in public places spreads to Russia

...according to the BBC, but will it work

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22726284#

Unit 2: Unemployment and youth unemployment data for the EU

...is bleak

http://www.channel4.com/news/youth-unemployment-spikes-across-Europe


...as is the effect on young Greeks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22726231#

and young Irish

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22698740#

Unit 1: The supply curve for sugar

Great clip from the BBC explaining how Cuban sugar mills are being restarted as the world price of sugar has risen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22620566#

Unit 1: Productive efficiency in the container shipping market

Container ships just seem to get bigger and bigger!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22568123#

Unit 1: Should the age for buying alcohol be increased to 21?

A nice post from economicshelp with good evaluation and alternative policy

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/36/society/legal-drinking-age/

Unit 1: The start of a market economy in Cuba?

The changes announced by the Cuban government begin to take effect, as seen in this clip from Aljazeera

http://bcove.me/vgmouy97

Unit 2: The Scottish Borders railway line: Government (infrastructure) spending with supply side effects

A nice clip from the BBC with lots of economic ideas tied up in it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22510460#

Unit 2: Tax relief for movie production

A successful supply side policy according to this post from tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/positive-indicators-for-the-uk-economy-may-the-force-be-with-us

Unit 2: Macroeconomic data update

.....from tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/a2-as-revision-uk-economy

Unit 1: Firm fines £50,000 for water pollution

One of the issues with regulation is enforcement; any fine for breaking the law has to be large enough to discourage others from breaking the law......like this one

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-22477788

Unit 1: Does graffiti lead to positive or negative externalities?

Interesting video from Aljazeera

http://bcove.me/u0hhbv7n

Unit 2: Protectionism from the EU: Tariffs on Chinese solar panels

An interesting story from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22456231 video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22445640# article

Unit 2: Australia cuts interest rates

Interesting BBC article explaining why Australia's central bank has cut interest rates

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430652#

Unit 2: Policies to reduce unemployment

Thanks to tutor2u for this slideshare presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/policies-to-reduce-unemployment

Unit 2: Why a cut in interest rates may not stimulate investment by firms

Great evaluation from this BBC clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22378705#