Saturday, October 21, 2023

Capital to replace labour at Amazon?

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67163680 and  tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/meet-digit-amazons-customer-fulfilment-robot?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_79bd7fbbc998fa26afe1f8b48d14dab4&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Meet%20Digit%20-%20Amazons%20Customer%20Fulfilment%20Robot

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

UK Economy - Does a rising current account deficit matter?

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uk-economy-does-a-rising-current-account-deficit-matter?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_3393bae40224fd900ac93d2ba70901e2&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=UK%20Economy%20-%20Does%20a%20rising%20current%20account%20deficit%20matter

UK Economy - Why is the Trade Deficit Rising so Fast?

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uk-economy-why-is-the-trade-deficit-rising-so-fast?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_3393bae40224fd900ac93d2ba70901e2&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=UK%20Economy%20-%20Why%20is%20the%20Trade%20Deficit%20Rising%20so%20Fast

Externalities - UK farming causes over a quarter of cities’ particle pollution

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/externalities-uk-farming-causes-over-a-quarter-of-cities-particle-pollution?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_7243c915b1a6f3a2eea4643cddf32901&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Externalities%20-%20UK%20farming%20causes%20over%20a%20quarter%20of%20cities%20particle%20pollution

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Thursday, February 09, 2023

Saturday, January 07, 2023

Thursday, December 29, 2022

New UK coal mine

 Therer are private and external costs and benefits from this proposal, now given the go-ahead. Would you expect the social benefits to exceed the social cost? https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/climate-controversy-first-uk-coal-mine-for-30-years-given-the-green-light?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_d165e049a7d39dad416275c2d3b07327&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Climate%20Controversy%20-%20First%20UK%20Coal%20Mine%20for%2030%20Years%20Given%20the%20Green%20Light

Why inflation may fall in 2023

 Use this from tutor2 to draw an AS/AD diagram showing the expected fall in inflation https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/four-reasons-to-expect-falling-inflation-during-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_65660731c0acebb3ca542112cf17517d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Four%20Reasons%20to%20Expect%20Falling%20Inflation%20during%202023 

3M and negative externalities

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/externalities-and-market-failure-the-toxic-legacy-of-3ms-forever-chemicals?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_d0d9cc20b17aecfe72009b145f73b90d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Externalities%20and%20Market%20Failure%20-%20The%20Toxic%20Legacy%20of%203Ms%20Forever%20Chemicals

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Happiness in different countries

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/finland-and-denmark-top-happiness-rankings-in-2022/

Cyclical unemployment in the UK in 2023?

 Likely says tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/is-cyclical-unemployment-starting-to-rise-in-the-uk-economy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_9ab3a9a01d05778cd021a24c02affbdf&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Is%20cyclical%20unemployment%20starting%20to%20rise%20in%20the%20UK%20economy

What is disinflation?

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/explaining-the-difference-between-disinflation-and-deflation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_9ab3a9a01d05778cd021a24c02affbdf&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Explaining%20the%20difference%20between%20Disinflation%20and%20Deflation

The case for a wealth tax?

 Thanks to tutoir2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/call-for-wealth-tax-as-number-of-uk-billionaires-jumps-20-since-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_7561326b207ef8e6e5cc1002868ee2c6&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Call%20for%20wealth%20tax%20as%20number%20of%20UK%20billionaires%20jumps%2020%20since%202020

Maximum price: UK bus fares

Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-64021415 

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Scotland freezes private sector rents

 But what will happen to the supply of rented houses in the longer term? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-62811943

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Inflation hits 10%

 Thanks to Ch4 for highlighting the issues that will follow https://www.channel4.com/news/uk-inflation-rises-to-highest-rate-in-40-years-as-cost-of-living-crisis-deepens

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

Increasing pay inequality

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/surge-in-uk-ceo-pay-reignites-debate-over-ceo-pay-caps?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_f50089cb5cbf7cc42eb27adeacfbac1a&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Surge%20in%20UK%20CEO%20pay%20reignites%20debate%20over%20CEO%20pay%20caps

Sustainable growth

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1A29GUqIv0&t=46s

Falling real wages

 Thanks to Sky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tnHGRR9BuM&t=81s

Global inflation tracker

 From the FT https://www.ft.com/content/088d3368-bb8b-4ff3-9df7-a7680d4d81b2