Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gr3nd5zy6o
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Global energy consumption by source
A graph you can move your cursor over to gather numbers from tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/data-starter-global-primary-energy-consumption-1800-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_cb7a1d5d7279f0ac5697e1b85b7c57f7&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Data%20Starter%20Global%20primary%20energy%20consumption%201800-2023
Monday, May 19, 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Wednesday, May 07, 2025
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Saturday, April 05, 2025
Inflation and real wages
Using https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-how-u-s-food-prices-have-surged-since-2021/
a) Explain whather real wages have increased or decreased over the 4 year time period
b) Given the huge increase in egg proices, what must be true about the weight allocatred to eggs when computtating the CPI.
c) how could you use this data to suggest to someone how to spend their nominal income to increase their real income
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
What is a tariff?
Thanks to the BBC (video half way down) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m90jjewd7o
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Changes to the inflation basket
Thanks to tutor2u (vid) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13yKZIIF7D4&t=3s and the BBC (article) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kgr0ryd5xo
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
The causes of recent inflation
The first 10 mins or so of this from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5xjl
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Friday, December 20, 2024
The Economics of Tourist Taxes
The micro and macro effects from tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/mini-case-study-the-economics-of-tourist-taxes?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_861eea8091cad25b899b5465028965b9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Case%20Study%20The%20Economics%20of%20Tourist%20Taxes
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Polltion blankets Delhi and Lahore
Thanks to the BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unwjik-Tk2A&t=180s and tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/delhis-deadly-air-a-breathless-economy-suffocates-under-the-weight-of-negative-externalities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_b5c80afe0b74a0ef90a67799fa33c745&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Delhis%20Deadly%20Air%20A%20Breathless%20Economy%20Suffocates%20Under%20the%20Weight%20of%20Negative%20Externalities
Monday, November 18, 2024
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Disposable vapes to be banned from June
So reports the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7n3zyp114o and https://www.circularonline.co.uk/videos/why-is-the-uk-banning-disposable-vapes/ and https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/vape-ban-england-takes-aim-at-disposable-culture-to-save-environment-and-public-health?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_a565f756245b78d426b50d0086604454&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Vape%20Ban%20England%20Takes%20Aim%20at%20Disposable%20Culture%20to%20Save%20Environment%20and%20Public%20Health
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Aston Martin cut production
Why? To maintain their selling price and eliminate the excess demand in the market. Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qvy913012o
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
Government borrowing fgigures
Nice graph from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje39jpk404o
UK National debt hits 100% of GDP
Thanks to the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/20/uk-debt-gdp-rachel-reeves and tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uk-debt-soars-to-100-of-gdp-what-does-it-mean-for-the-economy-and-future-generations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_d4de35c190e40148fdf3ba1a45f61e7a&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=UK%20Debt%20Soars%20to%20100%20of%20GDP%20What%20Does%20It%20Mean%20for%20the%20Economy%20and%20Future%20Generations
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Should we tax disposable cups?
That's the plan in Scotland as this video explains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3szEZmEd908 and these articles https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/single-use-cup-charge-can-scotlands-latte-levy-promote-environmental-responsibility?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_fcbd37e6648449e979e73897c85ed71b&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Single-Use%20Cup%20Charge%20Can%20Scotlands%20Latte%20Levy%20Promote%20Environmental%20Responsibility and https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/single-use-cup-charge-can-scotlands-latte-levy-promote-environmental-responsibility?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_fcbd37e6648449e979e73897c85ed71b&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Single-Use%20Cup%20Charge%20Can%20Scotlands%20Latte%20Levy%20Promote%20Environmental%20Responsibility
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
$100 a cow tax
Thanks to econfix. Will this reduce the negative externality? At what cost? https://econfix.wordpress.com/2024/08/04/denmarks-farmers-face-100-tax-per-cow/
Friday, August 02, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
Monday, June 10, 2024
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
The price of coffee beans
S&D in action from econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2024/04/08/robusta-coffee-prices-hit-29-year-high/
Monday, March 25, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Basket of goods update 2024
Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrCo9rZXIWw and the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68515100
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Latest numbers economically inactive
Thanks to the BBC wit this video https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-68580570 and article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68534537
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
UK economy 2023 review
Good data in this from tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4OdkQiiiA&t=1s
Friday, February 09, 2024
Actions to solve market failure in Paris?
Possibly.
A ban on rental e-scooters https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65154854
Increased parking fees for bis SUV's https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68196828
Thursday, February 08, 2024
The multiplier effect of Glasgow hosting the Cycling World Championships
The cost was £60m https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/glasgow-world-championships-were-pound8-million-over-budget but it generated £205m to the Scottish economy https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/glasgow-world-championships-brought-pound205m-boost-to-economy?utm_term=1E3F5306-81B5-4744-AC35-02712CCAD506&lrh=8aa89a9547f25cc49ad2238831b153fae4e777ef74e012b03ade486e905b07d2&utm_campaign=A8C132A5-BD9C-4737-AC90-016639AFEA3E&utm_medium=email&utm_content=9ADEC153-A72D-450B-9BDB-DF8C0A1EDC96&utm_source=SmartBrief a very healthy multiplier effect of 3.4
Thursday, February 01, 2024
Investment by Ryanair
Ryanair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4E9lqU619A and https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-orders-300-boeing-737-max-10-aircraft-worth-40bn/#:~:text=RYANAIR%20ORDERS%20300%20BOEING%20737%2DMAX%2D10%20AIRCRAFT%20WORTH%20%2440BN,-10%2C000%20NEW%20JOBS&text=Ryanair%20Holdings%20plc%20today%20(9,delivery%20between%202027%20to%202033
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Barriers to trade
Thanks to the BBC https://twitter.com/i/status/1752108693364052447
Monday, January 29, 2024
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
Thursday, January 04, 2024
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Sunday, December 17, 2023
The Yucatan railway and externalities
Thanks to Businees Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yStkQ5saemA&t=55s and this summary from Econfix with a map of the area https://econfix.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/market-failure-and-infrastructure-development-in-mexico/#
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Why are range rover prices falling dramaticall?
As ever, it's all to do with S&D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26bnB6pJgV0
Thursday, December 07, 2023
Saturday, December 02, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
NZ scraps smoking ban
How short sighted! Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/new-zealand-scraps-generational-smoking-ban?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_caef24589b2975e32cabd65a10a1f792&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=New%20Zealand%20scraps%20generational%20smoking%20ban
Monday, November 20, 2023
Friday, November 17, 2023
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Monday, November 06, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Real wages increase
Great graph in this artice from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67121459
