Unit 2: Sustainable growth in the fishing industry?

Interesting clip about the Australian fishing industry from Aljazeera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES6NnWnT3cg

and what happens if it's not sustainable, eg in Indonesia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJKXgMH8OE

Unit 2 exam techniques tips

Thanks to tutor2u, but realise that not all of this is relevant to OCR

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-hints-on-exam-technique

Unit 2: Revision: Macroeconomic objectives and possible conflicts

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-macro-objectives-and-conflicts

Unit 2: Revision: Supply side policies

Thanks to tutor2u

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

Unit 2: Revision: Fiscal policy

Thanks to tutor2u

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

Unit 2: Revision: Monetary policy

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-monetary-policy-and-exchange-rates

Unit 2: Revision: Inflation

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-inflation-and-deflation-31476072

Unit 2: Revision: Economic growth

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-economic-growth-31476050

Unit 2: Revision: Unemployment

Thanks to tutor2u

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

Unit 2: Revision: Macroeconomic equilibrium

Thanks to tutor2u

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

Unit 2: Revision: Aggregate supply

Thanks to tutor2u

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

Unit 2: Revision: Aggregate demand

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-aggregate-demand-31475399

Unit 2: Revision: GDP and the standard of living

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/view?login=tutor2u&title=as-macro-revision-national-income-and-standard-of-living

Unit 2: Sharjah: A sustainable model for economic growth?

Great clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26275631#

Unit 2: The effects of an appreciation of a currency

Wonderful summary from economicshelp, including evaluation

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/10050/economics/effects-appreciation/

Unit 1: Would you risk the potential negative externalities from dumping dredged sand near the Great Barrier Reef?

Aljazeera reports that the Australian government appears toi be willing to do so

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZfeyT3H3vc

Unit 2: Greek unemployment reaches an all time high

.....according to the BBC. Note also the catastrophic youth rate; what impact this have on the future of the Greek economy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26171213#

Unit 2: Balance of payments

Some good data in this economicshelp post

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/185/economics/balance-of-payments-disequilibrium/

Unit 1: The price of almonds

Thanks to tutor2u for this BBC article

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26118225

Unit 2: A more accurate measurement of GDP?

Whichever of the 3 measurement approaches is used, the black economy's output is excluded. Now that could change according to this tutor2u post

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/drugs-and-prostitution-to-be-included-in-gdp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29#When:21:39:37Z

Unit 2: How equally spread are the new jobs/growth in the UK

Not very, according to this Ch4 video/article

http://www.channel4.com/news/london-north-south-divide-cities

Unit 2: The size of Spain's black economy

Frightening, according to this Guardian article

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/30/spain-black-economy-gdp-growth

Unit 2: Investment: The Swansea Bay lagoon

A huge potential project reports the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26087779#

Unit 1: Charges on platic bags

What impact does it have? The BBC reports

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26064368#

Unit 2: The cost of economic growth in India: Ill health from air pollution

Looks pretty bad reports the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-26089336#

Unit 1: Rising demand for plastic surgery in the UK

A clip from the BBC explains why

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26013348#

Unit 1: Enforcing regulations: Problems in the tattoo industry

An informative clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26013128#

Unit 1: Increasing demand for butter

....reports Sky

http://news.sky.com/story/1204561/demand-for-real-butter-is-spreading