Thanks to the BBC
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Monday, December 27, 2021
Sunday, December 19, 2021
BoE raises interest rates
....and CH4 outline the reasons and consequences. Great!
https://www.channel4.com/news/bank-of-england-hikes-interest-rates-amid-soaring-inflation
Thursday, December 16, 2021
FT case study on S&D: Coffee prices
Click to read the article and then answer the questions
https://www.ft.com/content/1e1d6d31-8667-4b4f-b0b7-10038e8894b4
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Types of unemployment
Thanks to economicshelp for this nice summary
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/716/unemployment/types-of-unemployment/
Thursday, December 02, 2021
A strange approach to reducing inflation
Turkey.
Thanks to econfix for this https://econfix.wordpress.com/2021/12/01/turkey-cuts-interest-rates-to-control-inflation/
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Energy self suffiency....well, almost
The island of Eigg, reports the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-59238305?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Alternatives to GDP
Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/167255/economics/alternatives-to-gdp/
Saturday, November 13, 2021
A foaming river in India
A negative externality from the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-india-59225086?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Forests or diamonds
Great example of opportunity cost from the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-59182550?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Sustainable salad crops
A great 2 part story from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-53178463 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-59221963