Monday, July 31, 2017

Demand pull inflation

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/27613/inflation/demand-pull-inflation/

The difference between monetary and fiscal policy

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/1850/economics/difference-between-monetary-and-fiscal-policy/

Monday, July 24, 2017

Shrinking product sizes

More signs of "shrinkflation"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-40707799/shrinkflation-has-been-going-on-for-five-years-ons and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40703866

Inflation: advantages and disadvantages

Thanks to economicshelp
Inflation: advantages and disadvantages

Economics of the Gig Economy

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/economics-of-the-gig-economy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2012th%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2012th%20July%202017+CID_1f3183d1e104424c9624033a21818f9c&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Economics%20of%20the%20Gig%20Economy%20To%20mark%20the%20publication%20of%20the%20Taylor%20Report%20on%20Employment%20Practices%20in%20the%20Modern%20Economy%20we%20are%20curating%20a%20set%20of%20study%20resources%20for%20students%20and%20teachers%20on%20the%20economics

Should the government intervene in the economy?

Thanks to economicshelp for this macro and micro explanation
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5735/economics/should-the-government-intervene-in-the-economy/

Policies to reduce inflation

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/42/inflation/economic-policies-to-reduce-inflation/

Monday, July 03, 2017

Broadband: Government capital spending

As reported on the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-40478387/matt-hancock-400m-fund-for-ultra-fast-broadband

Feminised fish: Negative externalities

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-40477381/male-river-fish-show-feminised-traits-due-to-chemicals-flushed-away

Policies for reducing unemployment

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/3881/economics/policies-for-reducing-unemployment/

What's behind low productivity?

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/whats-behind-low-productivity-and-flatlining-pay?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%201st%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%201st%20July%202017+CID_806e6293610136d68919702b9c2aca54&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Whats%20behind%20low%20productivity%20and%20flatlining%20pay%20Newsnight%20interviews%20Andy%20Haldane%20Chief%20Economist%20of%20the%20Bank%20of%20England%20on%20the%20contributory%20causes%20of%20the%20flat-lining%20of%20pay%20over%20the%20last%20ten%20years%20Why%20has%20productivity%20stalled%20Haldane
and the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/21/productivity-crisis-uk-real-wage-growth?CMP=share_btn_tw

Children's online junk food ads banned by industry

Voluntary regulation, but is it enough? Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38239259

Pub smoking ban: 10 charts that show the impact

Fantastic article from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40444460
and more from tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/10-years-on-from-the-smoking-ban?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%203rd%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%203rd%20July%202017+CID_91a4f439142a6c63b71d1447bf924f15&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=10%20Years%20on%20from%20the%20Smoking%20Ban%20A%20decade%20ago%20a%20law%20came%20into%20force%20in%20England%20that%20made%20it%20illegal%20to%20smoke%20in%20enclosed%20public%20places%20What%20impact%20has%20the%20regulation%20had%20on%20levels%20of%20smoking