Was the BoE right to raise interest rates to fight inflation?

 Differing views form Economists!

https://www.channel4.com/news/is-raising-interest-rates-to-tackle-inflation-the-right-call

Macroeconomic policies mind map

Thanks to econfix
https://i2.wp.com/blog.elearneconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Mind-Map-17.1-Macroeconomic-policies.jpg?resize=768%2C390&ssl=1

Factors affecting Current Account Deficit

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/2674/economics/factors-affecting-current-account-deficit/

Key measures of economic performance

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/10189/economics/key-measures-economic-performance/

Reviving Japan: Macroeconomic objectives

Good clip from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-41087964/is-japan-s-economy-bouncing-back?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Can an economy achieve low unemployment, low inflation and economic growth at the same time?”

Thanks to economicshelp for this evaluation
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/24015/economics/low-inflation-and-high-growth/

Inflation could soar to 4% next year amid impact of Brexit

So reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/cbi-slashes-growth-forecast-for-next-year-blaming-impact-of-brexit-10641203

UK Economic performance 2010-2016

Thanks to economicshelp for this summary
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/21496/economics/economic-record-of-osborne-and-cameron-2010-2016/

Macro objectives and conflicts

Nice post from economicshelp


http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/419/economics/conflicts-between-policy-objectives/

Unit 2: Threats to the UK recovery

A data filled presentation from tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/threats-to-uk-economic-recovery

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: Should low inflation be the primary macro objective?

A nice evaluative post from economicshelp

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/9591/unemployment/low-inflation-objective/

Unit 2: Macro objectives and policies: Revision

Thanks to tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-revise-and-test-macro-objectives?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29#When:15:00:38Z

Unit 2: The state of the Australian economy

3 stories from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12605475 on growth/GDP http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12605302 on inflation/interest rates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12983692 on falling unemployment and why interest rates may need to rise in the futre a) Comment on the macroeconomic performance of the Australian economy

Unit 2: Conflicting macroeconomic objectives

This is a brilliant clip of Mervyn King explaining the rationale for the monetary policy followed by the BoE as a response to questionning from BBC reporter Paul Mason

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9399298.stm

Unit 2: The impact of spending cuts and tax rises on Hastings

An interesting clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12160901

a) Discuss the likely effect on the economy of Hastings of the changes it will face in 2011

Unit 2: The state of the Indian economy

A set of data from tutor2u analysing the state of the Indian economy

http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/presentations/indiachartroom/player.html

a) Using the data, comment on the state of the Indian macroeconomy

Unit 2: tutor2u macro revision presentations

One onwhy the economy is in a recession

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/as-economics-revision-dissection-the-recession/

and a second one on managing the economy

http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/presentations/workshops2010/AS4/player.html

and a third one on prospects for the UK economy

http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/presentations/workshops2010/AS3/player.html

Unit 2: Issues and prospects for the UK economy

A great summary from Geoff Riley at tuor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/issues-and-prospects-for-the-uk-economy-in-2010/

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