Opportunity cost: Forest of cocoa?

Nice clip from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37585470

The demise of Blackberry

Oh, how the (once) mighty have fallen. This data on tutor2u could be used in many areas of Economics
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/shut-down-points-the-rise-and-fall-of-blackberry?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%201st%20October%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%201st%20October%202016+CID_a553b90e92bc0818bd13f60ea1d7b06a&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Shut%20Down%20Points%20The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20Blackberry%20It%20has%20taken%20some%20time%20but%20since%202010%20the%20decline%20in%20market%20share%20for%20Blackberry%20handsets%20has%20been%20nothing%20short%20of%20calamitous%20The%20number%20of%20sales%20has%20collapsed%20from%20over%2050%20million

The 5p plastic bag charge: Nudges and behavioural economics

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mefnkTcTCV4

The Bank of England and the financial system

This BBC site could be helpful
http://edu.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/

Is international trade always good for the economy?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37585477

Factors that affect foreign direct investment (FDI)

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/15736/economics/factors-that-affect-foreign-direct-investment-fdi/

Basic income: A guide

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=44&v=_EIGfzKvg5I

Market structure:Ice cream

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/tesco-dominates-the-uk-ice-cream-market?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2019th%20September%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2019th%20September%202016+CID_1f02621b69f14d11b616a2de21f8b7e8&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Tesco%20dominates%20the%20UK%20ice-cream%20market%20They%20seem%20to%20have%20got%20it%20licked%20judging%20by%20the%20latest%20data%20on%20ice-cream%20sales%20in%20the%20UK%20Tesco%20has%20just%20over%2027%20of%20take-home%20sales%20of%20ice%20creams%20although%20Lidl

The Epi-pen: A case for maximum pricing?

Thanks to Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/mylan-ceo-faces-tough-questioning-in-congressional-epipen-hearing/5136391684001

South Africa's sugar tax

Pros and cons from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37451995

Britain's Government Debt - Who is Buying It?

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/britains-government-debt-who-is-buying-it?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2015th%20September%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2015th%20September%202016+CID_e2dcf4bfdfa2557f069d6b65f2c9355e&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Britains%20Government%20Debt%20-%20Who%20is%20Buying%20It%20This%20is%20a%20superbly%20clear%20short%20video%20from%20the%20Financial%20Times%20on%20how%20the%20UK%20government%20must%20compete%20on%20then%20global%20market%20for%20investors%20prepared%20to%20buy%20new%20issues%20of

UK income and wealth inquality

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37341095

Externalities imposed on seaweed farmers

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37335618

Government failure - green heating plans branded a 'total waste of money'

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/government-failure-green-heating-plans-branded-a-total-waste-of-money?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2010th%20September%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2010th%20September%202016+CID_e11114a3334a7f0afbb2dbe791074707&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Government%20failure%20-%20green%20heating%20plans%20branded%20a%20total%20waste%20of%20money%20If%20you%20want%20an%20example%20of%20government%20failure%20then%20I%20give%20you%20Exhibit%20A%20But%20what%20does%20the%20term%20mean

Youth unemployment rates in the EU

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/the-chasm-in-youth-unemployment-rates-in-europe?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sun%2011th%20September%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sun%2011th%20September%202016+CID_d4fc7ca225b91acde079b825a19f26c2&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=The%20Chasm%20in%20Youth%20Unemployment%20Rates%20in%20Europe%20This%20remarkably%20pertinent%20and%20thoughtful%20article%20from%20the%20Guardian%20contrasts%20two%20regions%20of%20one%20single%20market%20-%20Calabria%20Italy%20and%20Bavaria%20Germany%20which%20have%20vastly%20different%20rates%20of%20youth%20unemployment

The Prisoner's Dilemma Explained in One Minute

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/the-prisoners-dilemma-explained-in-one-minute?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%206th%20September%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%206th%20September%202016+CID_ebb524ff5569934df7e310cfff2f2176&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=The%20Prisoners%20Dilemma%20Explained%20in%20One%20Minute%20If%20youve%20never%20heard%20about%20game%20theory%20before%20or%20have%20but%20are%20not%20all%20that%20confident%20youve%20fully%20understood%20the%20concept%20this%20prisoners%20dilemma%20video%20is%20worth%20watching

Youth unemployment in the UK

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/eu-levels-of-youth-unemployment-in-some-uk-areas?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20August%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20August%202016+CID_d54599408aa0ab0f47fc478d94d7378f&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=EU%20levels%20of%20youth%20unemployment%20in%20some%20UK%20areas%20An%20Ernst%20%20Young%20report%20details%20the%20highly%20regional%20nature%20of%20unemployment%20a%20quarter%20of%20young%20people%20in%20Bradford%20Middlesbrough%20Swansea%20and%20Wolverhampton%20are%20unemployed%20an%20almost-European%20level%20of%20youth%20unemployment

Re-nationalise the railways?

Thanks to the BBC and tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/should-the-uk-railways-be-re-nationalised?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20August%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20August%202016+CID_d54599408aa0ab0f47fc478d94d7378f&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Should%20the%20UK%20railways%20be%20re-nationalised%20This%20short%20video%20from%20Chris%20Cook%20of%20BBC%20Newsnight%20looks%20at%20some%20of%20the%20arguments%20for%20and%20against%20taking%20train%20operating%20services%20back%20into%20state%20ownership

Maximum pricing: Kenyan bank loans

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37260618

Merger: Wimpey snaps up Gourmet Burger Kitchen

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/wimpey-snaps-up-gourmet-burger-kitchen?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%203rd%20September%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%203rd%20September%202016+CID_51c45b61f4a8a29584b8cb192ecdb492&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Wimpey%20snaps%20up%20Gourmet%20Burger%20Kitchen%20Another%20merger%20story%20-%20although%20it%20seems%20to%20be%20a%20case%20of%20conglomerate%20merger%20South%20African%20firm%20Famous%20Brands%20already%20owns%20Wimpy%20and%20has%20decided%20to%20buy%20Gourmet%20Burger%20Kitchen