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Assorted Links (1 Jan 2010)
1st January 2010
1/ Why, despite the financial crisis, do we still put our faith in economists? (Edmund Conway in the Telegraph)
2/ The price of liquids - a fascinating chart that shows how much HP printer ink costs compared to human blood, vodka, crude oil and other precious liquids.
3/ World price of raw sugar doubles in 2009 - poor harvests in Brazil explain some of the rise in price. This BBC news video explains some of the effects.
4/ UK house prices end decade 117pc higher, says Nationwide (Telegraph)
5/ US votes for Chinese steel duties (BBC Global Business) - Duties ranging between 10% and 15% are now set to be imposed on imports of Chinese steel pipes
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.