BT, Openreach, Broadband, Monopoly power and regulation

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http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/bt-openreach-broadband-monopoly-power-and-regulation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20February%202016+CID_06c5ecc2f256646bb2d994aff8d13783&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=BT%20Openreach%20Broadband%20Monopoly%20power%20and%20regulation%20Yesterday%20the%20Communications%20regulator%20Ofcom%20told%20BT%20that%20they%20have%20to%20allow%20competitors%20to%20use%20their%20telegraph%20poles%20and%20cable%20ducts%20more%20easily%20than%20they%20currently%20do%20in%20order%20to

Game theory: EU negotiations

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http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/game-theory-and-camerons-eu-deal?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2027th%20February%202016+CID_06c5ecc2f256646bb2d994aff8d13783&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Game%20Theory%20and%20Camerons%20EU%20Deal%20The%20Brussels%20deal%20would%20Cameron%20have%20done%20better%20if%20he%20had%20gone%20to%20Cambridge

Will the UK have a sugar tax?

The decision is delayed reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1649349/sugar-tax-decision-delayed-until-summer

Aston Martin and the multiplier effect

...as explained by Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1647601/aston-martin-creates-750-jobs-in-south-wales

Negative interest rates

Thanks to tutor2u for this
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/the-economics-of-negative-interest-rates?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2025th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2025th%20February%202016+CID_b24c73bc6c27c7d9b9529e4ac9b21459&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=The%20Economics%20of%20Negative%20Interest%20Rates%20In%20a%20growing%20number%20of%20countries%20central%20banks%20are%20resorting%20to%20cutting%20policy%20interest%20rates%20below%20zero%20per%20cent%20And%20bond%20yields%20in%20some%20nations%20are%20also%20negative%20Is%20this

The effect of speculato's on an exchange rate

The effect of Boris speaking in favour of Brexit: Thanks to the FT
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/sterling-drops-on-brexit-uncertainty?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2024th%20February%202016+CID_cd6e78ca24ac76045893f9c212ff42f1&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Sterling%20drops%20on%20Brexit%20uncertainty%20Katie%20Martin%20from%20the%20Financial%20Times%20here%20looks%20at%20the%20Boris%20effect%20-%20which%20saw%20a%202%20drop%20in%20the%20value%20of%20the%20pound%20the%20largest%20drop%20since%202009%20and%20markets%20are

Competition policy and government intervention

Thanks to tutor2u for this slide show
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/revision-presentation-on-competition-policy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sun%2021st%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sun%2021st%20February%202016+CID_e9f231bd154c95da3e5e8c51ad8a7cbd&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Competition%20Policy%20Study%20presentations%20Why%20does%20the%20government%20intervene%20in%20markets%20to%20maintain%20competition

Sunday trading: A supply side measure?

Would relaxing the laws lead to greater efficiency in markets? The BBC reports
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35624620

Monopsony Power: Asda asks Suppliers for Discounts

Thanks to turor2u for this story
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/monopsony-power-asda-asks-suppliers-for-discounts?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2019th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2019th%20February%202016+CID_c42247d15d72f50bbefe4755dec974eb&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Monopsony%20Power%20Asda%20asks%20Suppliers%20for%20Discounts%20The%20extent%20to%20which%20the%20discounters%20have%20altered%20the%20nature%20of%20grocery%20retailing%20is%20self-evident%20in%20this%20Guardian%20article%20that%20looks%20at%20Asdas%20latest%20moves%20in%20the%20sector%20Asda%20currently

Contestable markets

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http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/contestable-markets-1?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2019th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2019th%20February%202016+CID_c42247d15d72f50bbefe4755dec974eb&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Contestable%20Markets%20Study%20presentations%20How%20does%20the%20threat%20of%20competition%20affect%20a%20firms%20behaviour

Diamond polishing: A derived demand for labour

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35611778

Subsidies: A drawback

The cost to the government/taxpayers. This is an extreme example from Venezuela
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/venezuela-hikes-petrol-prices-for-first-time-in-20-years/4762140889001

Productivity: Worrying data

....from Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1644123/uk-productivity-gap-widens-to-a-record-level
and a great graph in this article fro the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/18/uk-productivity-gap-widens-to-worst-level-since-records-began

Monopsony

Thanks to tutor2u for this summary
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/monopsony-power-in-markets-1?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2018th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2018th%20February%202016+CID_e1171c65a52e39d74add621a5fca64a7&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Monopsony%20Power%20in%20Markets%20Study%20presentations%20A%20revision%20presentation%20on%20monopsony%20power

Market structure

Some interesting bits in this tutor2u presentation
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/market-structure-conduct-and-performance?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2017th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2017th%20February%202016+CID_3aad58ec422a3eb89767b9fbf254c2d5&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Market%20Structure%20Conduct%20and%20Performance%20Study%20presentations%20Short%20revision%20presentation%20on%20Market%20Structure%20Conduct%20and%20Performance

Why are UK unemployment figures relatively low when economic growth is weak?

Thanks to economicshelp for these ideas
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6744/unemployment/the-uk-unemployment-mystery/

What is The True Level of Unemployment in UK?

Interesting post from economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/8/unemployment/the-true-level-of-unemployment-in-uk/

Policies to reduce a budget deficit

Thanks to economicshelp for this
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6011/economics/policies-to-reduce-budget-deficit/

Information failure in coffee chain drinks

Not new, but pretty appalling. This report from the BBC reveals all
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35599402
and Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1643309/up-to-25-spoons-of-sugar-in-cafe-hot-drinks
and all the data from this Guardian article
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/17/cafe-chains-selling-drinks-25-teaspoons-sugar-starbucks-costa-coffee

Oligopoly and Game Theory

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http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/oligopoly-and-game-theory?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%2016th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%2016th%20February%202016+CID_15fd01765302ef86072393eae85e19bf&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Oligopoly%20and%20Game%20Theory%20Study%20presentations%20A%20revision%20presentation%20on%20aspects%20of%20game%20theory%20applied%20to%20an%20oligopoly