Unit 1: The rising demand for guns in the USA

How depressing!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23043539#

Unit 1: Externalities from wind turbines

This Sky report indicates negative externalities arising from wind turbines

http://news.sky.com/story/1107120/wind-farm-plan-in-bristol-channel-catastrophic

...but it fails to mention the positive externalities: Any idea what they are?

Unit 2: Supply side policy in Nigeria

From Aljazeera

http://bcove.me/ul7s3n33

Unit 1: China's new carbon trading sceme

Details from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22932816# and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22931899#
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/22947197# video

Unit 2: The work programme; a supply side policy

Will it work? This report suggests the outlook isn't too good

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22982321#

Unit 2: Rising consumption to increase China's economic growth?

So it would seem from this BBC clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22961571#

Unit 1: Negative externalities suffered by Singapore

An unexpected story from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22961572# 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22997880#

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22998592#

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22999205#

Unit 1: Less information failuure in the processed food market?

Maybe, if this new packaging labelling system takes off

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22964581  video

http://news.sky.com/story/1105440/major-uk-supermarkets-launch-new-food-labels

Unit 1: Workers leaving Saudi Arabia: Decreasing potential output

Nice story from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22903455#

Unit 2: Low taxes: a supply side policy to attract inward investment

The Irish story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/22900671#

Unit 2: Why is the rupee depreciating?

Nice clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22883816#

Unit 2: Falling real disposable incomes in the UK

Great reports from Ch4 and BBC on the link between unemployment and falling real wages

http://www.channel4.com/news/wages-institute-for-fiscal-studies-recession-downturn

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22880983#

Unit 2: Investment in the UK

Great example of private sector infrastructure investment in the London Gateway super port (thanks to tutor2u for pointing out this FT video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mZ7NkJMWLtg#at=113

Unit 2: Government infrastructure spending in China

A huge desalination plant is an example of capital spending by Government

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22851529#

Unit 2: Low taxation; a supply side policy in Singapore

Interesting clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22850740#

Unit 1: Negative externalities from mining in India

As ever, the poor get shafted

http://bcove.me/mi6b1fxx

Unit 2: Tariffs and retaliation: China v EU trade war?

The EU tariffs on Chinese solar panels have provoked a retaliatory response

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22456231 solar panels

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22793186 wine

background from

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22780266

Unit 1: Information failure in the painkiller market

Interesting report from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22713043#

Unit 1: The smoking ban in public places spreads to Russia

...according to the BBC, but will it work

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22726284#

Unit 2: Unemployment and youth unemployment data for the EU

...is bleak

http://www.channel4.com/news/youth-unemployment-spikes-across-Europe


...as is the effect on young Greeks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22726231#

and young Irish

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22698740#