Non-Tariff Barriers - China Toughens Dairy Regulations

Thanks to tutor2u for this
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/non-tariff-barriers-china-toughens-dairy-regulations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2015th%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2015th%20July%202017+CID_77352d6e9dc4f0b1522ebe35e75c3e33&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Non-Tariff%20Barriers%20-%20China%20Toughens%20Dairy%20Regulations%20Here%20is%20a%20good%20example%20of%20non-tariff%20barriers%20in%20action

Innoculation laws in France

To reduce market failure?
https://www.theverge.com/science/2017/7/13/15964628/france-vaccination-skeptic-law-vaccine-mandate

Inflation and changes in real prices

Thanks to the ONS
http://visual.ons.gov.uk/the-changing-price-of-everyday-goods-and-services/

The "gig" economy: Labour market issues

Great report from Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/gig-economy-workers-need-protection
and the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-40564673/gig-economy-firms-should-pay-national-insurance-on-workers
and Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/gig-economy-report-calls-for-extra-rights-for-workers

UK wage growth

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6994/economics/uk-wage-growth/

EU:Japan free trade area

Nice summary from tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/japans-trade-agreement-with-the-eu?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%207th%20July%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%207th%20July%202017+CID_a51b424abf813f195ca4c77083575dcc&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Japans%20Trade%20Agreement%20with%20the%20EU%20The%20European%20Union%20has%20agreed%20a%20landmark%20trade%20deal%20with%20Japan%20We%20have%20collected%20some%20study%20resources%20on%20this%20trade%20agreement%20and%20some%20of%20the%20likely%20effects%20The%20agreement%20aims

Rising demand for home security in South Africa

Interesting clip from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-40532624/south-africa-s-booming-private-security-industry

UK Government spending – real and as % of GDP

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5326/economics/government-spending/

Development: African data

Two brilliant sources found by tutor2u
http://dataafrica.io/ and http://dataafrica.io/map

Restricting tobacco production....and its unintended consequences

Great video from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-india-40491231/how-the-war-on-tobacco-is-hurting-india-s-farmers

Falling UK 10 yr productivity

Great clip half way down this Sky report
http://news.sky.com/story/worst-decade-for-uk-productivity-since-napolean-10938330
and the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40504734

Legislation: Age limits

Thanks to the BBC for making it clear-ish
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-40494096/age-limits-on-drinking-having-sex-getting-married-and-being-arrested

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

US farmers say sand mining destroying environment

Both positive and negative externalities, as Aljazeera reports
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/us-farmers-say-sand-mining-destroying-environment/5483191594001

Diagrams from tutor2u

Micro https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/microeconomics-diagram-in-your-pocket?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%205th%20June%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%205th%20June%202017+CID_d89012ebe2cbcaebdd2e17cc73e7d46e&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Microeconomics%20-%20Diagram%20in%20your%20pocket%20Study%20notes%20Heres%20a%20set%20of%20diagrams%20to%20support%20revising%20students%20taking%20their%20A%20level%20exam%20in%20microeconomics%20There%20is%20a%20set%20of%2026%20diagrams%20split%20into%20the%20sub-topics%20of%20Production%20Possibility%20Frontiers

Business/Yr 2 https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/business-economics-diagram-in-your-pocket?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%205th%20June%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%205th%20June%202017+CID_d89012ebe2cbcaebdd2e17cc73e7d46e&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Business%20Economics%20-%20Diagram%20in%20your%20Pocket%20Revision%20quizzes%20Here%20is%20a%20quick%20revision%20tool%20for%20a%20large%20selection%20of%20diagrams%20used%20for%20Business%20Economics%20in%20micro%20papers%20or%20synoptic%20paper%203%20at%20A%20Level

Disney parks and PED

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/business/blog/price-elasticity-of-demand-works-at-disney-parks-in-the-us?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Business%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2021st%20June%202017&utm_content=Business%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2021st%20June%202017+CID_25c92a78adf88136937856b0670be8f4&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Price%20Elasticity%20of%20Demand%20works%20at%20Disney%20parks%20in%20the%20US%20In%20February%20Disney%20raised%20the%20price%20of%20tickets%20to%20visit%20its%20theme%20parks%20in%20the%20US%20The%20price%20rises%20varied%20but%20were%20typically%20just%20under%204%20with%20seasonal%20mid-tier%20day%20tickets

Russ Roberts' Wonderful Loaf

I'm going to use this to introduce the free market/invisible hand at the start of next year as it's brilliant!
http://wonderfulloaf.org/

Protectionism: The US embargoes Brazilian beef

Thanks to Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/brazil-defends-beef-industry-after-us-ban/5482232360001

Data on wealth

Thanks to the Resolution foundation
https://twitter.com/resfoundation/status/876332408404156417?t=1&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&iid=4d3ed060676a4264963360ed61141766&uid=625863503&nid=244+285282312

The never increasing size of container ships

This is now the world's largest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-40362922/oocl-hong-kong-felixstowe-port-welcomes-world-s-biggest-ship

Tariffs: China imposes 100% tax on foreign star signings in bid for World Cup glory

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/china-puts-100-tax-on-foreign-stars-in-bid-for-world-cup-glory-10920902

Free trade area, single market, customs union - what's the difference?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36083664

Globalisation: The gains aren't equal

Not surprising, but an interesting video
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/globalisation-why-average-isnt-good-enough?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2014th%20June%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2014th%20June%202017+CID_7ba3307264ddb01dbbaf4d0a312ce5f8&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Globalisation%20Why%20Average%20Isnt%20Good%20Enough%20A%20short%20but%20very%20astute%20and%20relevant%20video%20here%20on%20the%20distributional%20effects%20of%20trade%20liberalisation%20%20globalisation%20Sergey%20Nigai%20winner%20of%20the%20Austin%20Robinson%20Prize%20finds%20that%20using%20data%20across

Multiple choice from tutor2u

https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/20-multi-choice-questions-on-any-topic-revision-for-paper-3?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2017th%20June%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2017th%20June%202017+CID_0b48a488d3575c9f160d5bb1dc034008&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=20%20Multi-Choice%20Questions%20on%20any%20topic%20-%20revision%20for%20Paper%203%20Revision%20quizzes%20Heres%20a%20set%20of%2020%20questions%20on%20any%20micro%20or%20macro%20topic%20from%20the%20A%20level%20in%20Economics%202017%20specification%20A%20quick%20test%20before%20the%20Paper%203%20exam

Tesco fined £8m over 'massive' pollution incident

If you have legislation, you have to enforce it and i think this fine might act as a deterrent
http://news.sky.com/story/tesco-fined-1638m-over-massive-pollution-incident-10917312

The unemployment/wage inflation link

Nice summary from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-40276050/uk-unemployment-is-at-record-low-but-wages-aren-t-rising

Exchange rates: The effect of speculation

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/pound-plunges-as-shock-exit-poll-announced-10909084

Government income and expenditure

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-40163676/reality-check-what-are-your-taxes-spent-on

Sunscreen: A case of information failure?

Interesting article from the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/27/britons-risk-sunburn-skin-damage?CMP=share_btn_tw

Kenya's new railway: A fiscal policy with supply side effects

Great example from Aljazeera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OysP9BwG7tU

Demand for a good and the price of substitutes

Decreasing demand for coal fired power and increasing demand for solar power in India, reports tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/india-scraps-plans-for-coal-plants-as-cost-of-solar-collapses?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2031st%20May%202017+CID_d90069d2c9e3c8d462d28271d6383abb&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=India%20scraps%20plans%20for%20coal%20plants%20as%20cost%20of%20solar%20collapses%20The%20shift%20towards%20solar%20power%20as%20an%20affordable%20source%20of%20renewable%20energy%20seems%20to%20be%20gathering%20pace%20Economies%20of%20scale%20are%20lowering%20the%20unit%20cost%20of%20solar%20power%20and%20this

or cinema and Netflix/Amazon
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jun/14/netflix-amazon-uk-cinema-box-office-film-dvd-blu-ray-pwc

CMA to investigate Tesco/Booker merger

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/cma-starts-investigation-into-tescos-planned-booker-takeover-10898493

Negative externalities from coal mining?

Nice report from Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/pakistans-thar-coal-project%3A-villagers-protest-over-environmental-concerns/5451459758001

Free trade: Winners and losers

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/why-cant-economists-sell-free-trade?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2029th%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2029th%20May%202017+CID_97d95691692a3ae8ec41be22afa4d5e0&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Why%20Cant%20Economists%20Sell%20Free%20Trade%20Two%20centuries%20on%20from%20the%20emergence%20of%20the%20idea%20of%20comparative%20advantage%20as%20the%20basis%20for%20specialisation%20and%20trade%20why%20does%20it%20remain%20hard%20to%20sell%20the%20idea%20of%20free

"Light" cigarettes: A deadly case of information failure?

Great report from Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/us%3A-new-study-links-%E2%80%98light-cigarettes%E2%80%99-directly-to-cancer/5450607697001

Net migration falls in 2016....

Thanks to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40043483

Savings ratio data

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/personal-savings

The exchange rate and tourism

Great article from the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/17/fall-in-pound-after-brexit-vote-uk-break-overseas-visitors-record-ons-north-american-tourists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2017 macroeconomics data

Thanks to tutor2u for this summary
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uk-economy-snapshot?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20May%202017+CID_d725e2395b45def19d9c264523ffedc4&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=6%20Minute%20Update%20-%20Key%20Stats%20for%20your%20A%20Level%20Economics%20Exams%20in%20June%202017%20A%20succinct%20summary%20and%206%20minute%20video%20of%20the%20key%20UK%20macro%20numbers%20ahead%20of%20the%20exams

The structure of the labour force

Lots of data in this BBC article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39966615

Chinese tariffs on sugar

So reports Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sugar-imports-idUSKBN18I060
and tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/china-defends-higher-import-tariffs-on-sugar?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2026th%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2026th%20May%202017+CID_b6f8f93619aedfd92d058657aefdd63d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=China%20defends%20higher%20import%20tariffs%20on%20sugar%20Brazilian%20sugar%20exports%20are%20most%20likely%20to%20be%20affected%20by%20this%20Chinese%20tariff%20on%20sugar%20imports%20The%20usual%20demand-supply%20analysis%20framework%20and%20welfare%20issues%20can%20be%20applied%20to%20this%20decision

Regional unemployment and growth differnces

I love this data presentation
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DACTRmSXkAUoUaD.png:large

Deficit and debt data

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39897498

New smoking restrictions

The day for plain packaging has finally arrived and the demise of the 10 pack
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/uk%3A-new-cigarette-packaging-aims-to-burn-out-smoking/5442676396001
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39984887
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/19/stricter-cigarette-packaging-rules-come-into-force-in-uk

The Price of Car Parking in City Centres

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/2720/economics/price-of-car-parking-in-city-centres/

Negative externalities: South Africa: Industrial pollution blamed for rise in diseases

Thanks to Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/south-africa%3A-industrial-pollution-blamed-for-rise-in-diseases/5437533807001

UK income inequality over time

Thanks to the IFS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqGBER3Sams&feature=em-subs_digest

A one off monthly fall in the demand for cars

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/plunge-in-new-car-sales-blamed-on-vehicle-tax-changes-10862400

Fidget spinners: Demand caused by fashion?

How stupid will this look in a few years?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/39798767

S&D: Avocado prices reach record high

Thanks to tutor2u for this collection
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/avocado-prices-reach-record-high?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%203rd%20May%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%203rd%20May%202017+CID_fcbd66f37d2a3feabbf4196383c86f93&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Avocado%20prices%20reach%20record%20high%20Theres%20a%20major%20price%20shock%20on%20the%20way%20the%20price%20of%20avocado%20is%20going%20to%20surge%20as%20a%20result%20of%20increased%20demand%20and%20supply%20issue%20in%20the%20major%20exporters%20This

The efffect of a depeciation of the £ on the car industry

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/car-industry-accelerates-as-weaker-pound-pushes-up-exports-10852024

Plain tobacco packaging 'may cut smokers by 300,000 in UK

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39720854

Falling demand for ebooks

Thanks to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39718016
and Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/screen-fatigue-blamed-as-ebook-sales-fall-for-second-year-running-10853154

S&D: Crisps in Japan

Lovely story from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39732995/crisps-in-japan-selling-for-8-a-bag-after-panic-buying-and-shortages

The cancer drugs fund: An example of Government Failure?

It looks like it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39711137

Allocative efficiency: The changing insurance market

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/swinton-insurance-to-axe-900-uk-jobs-as-84-branches-under-review-10851888

Mergers: Examples

Thanks to Sky
Paint
http://news.sky.com/story/johnstones-paints-owner-ups-bid-for-dulux-firm-akzo-nobel-10849287
5 a side
http://news.sky.com/story/goals-and-powerlague-confirm-five-a-side-merger-talks-10849493

Sterling’s fall lifts UK exports, figures show

Thanks to the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/31/sterlings-fall-lifts-uk-exports-figures-show?CMP=share_btn_tw

Is free trade good or bad?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38209407
...but Trump thinks not
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-plans-to-impose-20-tariff-on-canadian-soft-lumber-imports-1493075372
.....and again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/39724043/whys-trump-threatening-canada-over-milk

Robotic bricklayer builds houses 3x faster than humans

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/robotic-bricklayer-builds-houses-3x-faster-than-humans?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2014th%20April%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2014th%20April%202017+CID_554853299a8595bc1f977304848072c4&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Robotic%20bricklayer%20builds%20houses%203x%20faster%20than%20humans%20If%20you%20are%20looking%20for%20a%20vivid%20example%20of%20capital%20labour%20substitution%20in%20economics%20then%20this%20short%20video%20of%20a%20robot%20that%20can%20lay%20bricks%20several%20times%20faster%20than%20humans

Positive externalities from breakfast clubs

Thanks to tutor2u for this
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/positive-externalities-from-breakfast-clubs?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2010th%20April%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2010th%20April%202017+CID_6cc4f5558cde79635e42671648565788&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Positive%20externalities%20from%20breakfast%20clubs%20Providing%20school%20breakfasts%20free%20to%20all%20children%20in%20disadvantaged%20English%20primary%20schools%20helps%20them%20to%20make%20two%20months%20additional%20progress%20in%20reading%20writing%20and%20mathematics%20over%20the%20course%20of%20a

Exchange rates: Speculation in action

Shown by this typical daily change in the value of the £ (from the BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39525641?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Benefit cuts: A supply side policy

The government is clear on the aim of this policy, to force/encourage those on benefits to "do the right thing" and seek at least 16 hours of paid work each week............but what about the consequences? Thanks to Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/new-benefit-cuts-come-into-force

Falling demand for margerine

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39520588
and a great graph showing the decline in this Guardian article
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/apr/06/unilever-flora-stork-kraft-heinz-bid

The Apprenticeship Levy: A supply side measure

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/the-apprenticeship-levy

Diesel drivers face £24 charge to enter London

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/diesel-drivers-face-16324-charge-to-enter-london-10824455

Should we tax coffee cups?

Interesting article from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39436400

Increasing structural unemployment? Robots to affect up to 30% of UK jobs, says PwC

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39377353

Cut sugar in cakes, chocolate by 20%, industry told

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39433143

Who do we trade with and do we run a surplus or deficit with them?

Thanks to the ons
https://visual.ons.gov.uk/trading-places-uk-goods-trade-with-eu-partners/

Free trade area, single market, customs union - what's the difference?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36083664

Cauliflower prices slashed as UK's warm weather leads to glut

Thanks to the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/24/uk-cauliflower-glut-prices-slashed-warm-weather?CMP=share_btn_tw

More shrinkflation in the chocolate industry

Thanks to the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/26/brexit-confectioners-shrink-maltesers-sweets

FTSE CEOs 'earn 386 times more than workers on national living wage'

Thanks to the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/22/uk-ceos-national-living-wage-equality-trust-pay-gap?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet

The Laffer Curve: France abolishes its 70% tax rate

Thanks to The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/31/france-drops-75percent-supertax?CMP=share_btn_tw

What's this new measure of inflation?

CPIH; all explained by the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39328173

UK inflation up to 2.3%

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39337909
and a chart from Sky showing the effect on real wages
http://news.sky.com/story/households-face-squeeze-as-inflation-climbs-to-three-and-a-half-year-high-10809437

2017 Happiness report

Norway is top, reports the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206

GDP and me

Thanks to the ONS for this
https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc396/index.html

The changing demand for books

Lots of Economics in this Guardian article
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/17/paperback-books-sales-outperform-digital-titles-amazon-ebooks

Inflation Targeting Pros and Cons

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5397/inflation/inflation-targetting-pros-and-cons/

Rupert Murdoch’s Sky takeover bid to be reviewed

Reports Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/rupert-murdochs-sky-takeover-bid-to-be-reviewed

BA in cargo cartel

Reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/ba-among-airlines-fined-by-european-commission-for-cargo-cartel-10804658

UK income inequality: Gini coefficient data

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7CEY4BXEAMz2Gw.jpg

National debt per capita infographic

Great! Is Singapore a surprise to you as well?
https://howmuch.net/articles/per-capita-debt

Oligopoly M/CH questions

A free sample from tutor2u
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/tutor2u-media/resource-samples/Microeconomics-A-Level-Economics-Year-2-Practice-Multiple-Choice-Questions-Sample.pdf

Investment:Toyota commits to the UK

...reports the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39297352
and Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/toyota-hands-163240m-investment-boost-to-uk-plant-10803437

Supply side policies: Vocational education

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39169490

Jobless rate lowest since 2005

Good news, reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/jobless-rate-at-1975-low-but-wage-growth-slows-official-figures-10802556

2017 changes to the basket of goods

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/gin-makes-return-to-official-inflation-basket-after-13-years-10801532
and the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39265388
and The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/14/uk-inflation-ons-basket-goods-gin-cycling-helmets

What's happening with the government's finances?

Thanks to the IFS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT36eNNmEVw

Where do taxes come from?

Thanks to the IFS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckzEN8H3gGU&t=18s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96RcNajNiVo

Fiscal Policy: Where does the government gets its money from?

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckzEN8H3gGU

Racial inequality in the workforce

Thanks to Ch4
https://www.channel4.com/news/racial-inequality-in-the-workforce

Merit goods: Should university education be free?

Great post from economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/949/economics/should-university-education-be-free/