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The return of outsider economics
Will the war on inequality and rise of populism see a return to the economics of the 1970s? The FT, in collaboration with Punk Economics, takes a look at the ‘assault on the elites’. When one per...
Inside Silicon Valley - Dot Conned?
This is a superb talk given recently at the RSA by the author Dan Lyons. Lyons reveals the dysfunctional culture that prevails in a world flush with money and devoid of experience. He provides a...
Economics News Quiz for a New Term
I'm giving my students a general knowledge / business / economics news quiz to kick off the year and see who has been reading and keeping up to date over the summer! Here are the questions (and...
China and Africa: Partnering for Growth
This World Bank looks at the vexed relationship between China and Africa highlighting the mutually beneficial nature of the relationship, both in China and Ethiopia.
The Psychology of Money
In this video of a talk given recently at the RSA in London, the BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Claudia Hammond explores the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, biology and behavioral economics
The Great Recession and the Failure of Financial Intermediation
Our friends at Marginal Revolution have a new 12 minute video focusing on the failure of financial intermediation as a key root cause of the collapse of the UK housing market and the subsequent...
Resource curse: How being located near mines hurts manufacturers
Producers of tradable goods close to areas of mining activity have lower sales because of infrastructure bottlenecks and competition for workers, but the revenue that mines generate improves the...
The Green Revolution and Long Term Economic Growth
The spread of high-yielding crop varieties developed through conventional plant breeding may have led, directly or indirectly, to four-fifths of all economic growth achieved in the developing world...
How the Reconquista still shapes Spain’s economy
The Christian kingdoms’ reconquest of Spain between the eight and fifteenth centuries set in motion processes that generated persistent inequality, which remains evident in big income differences...
Historical context of Brexit
Becoming a member of the EU had positive effects on UK’s economy. In this video, Professor Nick Crafts suggests that leaving the EU will very probably have a negative effect on UK GDP, but history...
Can the ideas of Joseph Chamberlain revitalise the British economy?
In her first major policy speech one of the people incoming Prime Minister Theresa May name checked - Joseph Chamberlain - raised more than a few eyebrows. Who was Joseph Chamberlain? And why is he...
Who is the greatest English batsman of all time?
Cricket fans will be delighted that Joe Root is establishing himself this summer as a truly great batsman. His Test match batting average of 55.49 is bettered by only 16 players from across the...
Economics Primer - The Market for Lemons
The Economist is running a series of primers on key economics ideas and papers. The first focuses on George Akerlof's brilliant work on asymmetric information and market failure in The Market for...
Growth Challenges in Fragile States
Why do fragile states for economic growth and development? In this short interview, Professor Paul Collier argues that fragile states produce spillovers for everyone especially neighbouring...
Ha Joon Chang on why Economics is for everyone!
Here is a superb new video from RSA animate featuring Cambridge economist Ha Joon Chang. This will be excellent to show to new economists when school and college gets back after the summer!
The psychology behind irrational decisions
In this short but engaging talk on aspects of behavioural economics, Sara Garofalo explains heuristics, problem-solving approaches based on previous experience and intuition rather than analysis.
This is a remarkable photographic resource for students and teachers wanting to understand more about inequality in South Africa.
Paul Collier on African Urbanisation
The development economist Sir Paul Collier has a new paper out on African urbanisation which might be of interest to students and teachers wanting to deepen their understanding of the opportunities...
Using chocolate and iPads we illustrate the "product lifecycle" and how a "product extension strategy" can turn flagging sales around.
Macro models - the weakest link in Economics
David Cameron has tried to frame the Brexit debate into one based on economics. Standing with him is the overwhelming consensus of economists themselves, from academics to the...