Unit 1: The supply curve for sugar

Great clip from the BBC explaining how Cuban sugar mills are being restarted as the world price of sugar has risen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22620566#

Unit 1: Productive efficiency in the container shipping market

Container ships just seem to get bigger and bigger!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22568123#

Unit 1: Should the age for buying alcohol be increased to 21?

A nice post from economicshelp with good evaluation and alternative policy

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/36/society/legal-drinking-age/

Unit 1: The start of a market economy in Cuba?

The changes announced by the Cuban government begin to take effect, as seen in this clip from Aljazeera

http://bcove.me/vgmouy97

Unit 2: The Scottish Borders railway line: Government (infrastructure) spending with supply side effects

A nice clip from the BBC with lots of economic ideas tied up in it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22510460#

Unit 2: Tax relief for movie production

A successful supply side policy according to this post from tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/positive-indicators-for-the-uk-economy-may-the-force-be-with-us

Unit 2: Macroeconomic data update

.....from tutor2u

http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/a2-as-revision-uk-economy

Unit 1: Firm fines £50,000 for water pollution

One of the issues with regulation is enforcement; any fine for breaking the law has to be large enough to discourage others from breaking the law......like this one

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-22477788

Unit 1: Does graffiti lead to positive or negative externalities?

Interesting video from Aljazeera

http://bcove.me/u0hhbv7n

Unit 2: Protectionism from the EU: Tariffs on Chinese solar panels

An interesting story from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22456231 video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22445640# article

Unit 2: Australia cuts interest rates

Interesting BBC article explaining why Australia's central bank has cut interest rates

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430652#

Unit 2: Policies to reduce unemployment

Thanks to tutor2u for this slideshare presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/policies-to-reduce-unemployment

Unit 2: Why a cut in interest rates may not stimulate investment by firms

Great evaluation from this BBC clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22378705#

Unit 2: The continuing decline of the Spanish economy

....as reported by the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22349004#

Unit 1: EU intervention in the pesticide market because of negative externality effects on bees

But, not everyone agrees with the restrictions: A case of information failure in the market?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22338755# video
http://news.sky.com/story/1084470/bees-european-union-forces-pesticides-ban article

Unit 2: What is GDP?

Nice, simple explanation from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22290374

Unit 1: Scotland bans cigarette displays

....and so comes in to line with the rest of the Uk according to this BBC clip. It also highlights the problem of introducing laws and regulations, namely that their has to be sufficien enforcement

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22328177#

Unit 2: Fantastic data links

....from economicshelp

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/7401/economics/tips-on-using-ons-data/

Unit 2: Inflation revision

A post with data and links to a lot more from tutor2u

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/unit-2-macro-inflation-april-2013-update?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29#When:13:35:03Z

Units 1 & 2: Key terms glossaries

...from tutor2u, BUT MY STUDENTS SHOULD BE WARY OF USING THEM AS THEY MAY NOT BE WHAT OCR REQUIRE!!!!!!

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/as-and-a2-key-term-glossaries