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Enrichment
From our Economics Correspondent: The state of the UK economy in 2025 [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
As I write this entry, the Bank of England has just released a report warning that the UK faces its deepest recession on record. This initial report from the BBCexplains that Bank said that the...
This week's Enrichment Task for Year 13 students was inspired by a BBC radio programme on Monday morning. In 'Start the Week', journalist Andrew Marr explored the history of globalisation (which...
Is there a 'right' price for oil? [Year 13 Enrichment Task}
Both of this week's enrichment tasks for economics students are based on the extraordinary events in oil markets in the last few days. For year 13 students (and year 12's who would like to have a...
Both of this week's enrichment tasks for economics students are based on the extraordinary events in oil markets in the last few days. For year 12 students the question posed asks them to consider...
Nationalisation and Commercial Banks [Year 13 Enrichment Task]
Here is a task which considers the difficulty of implementing the financial support and rescue programmes which the government has put in place since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.
To what extent does the coronavirus pandemic give economies the opportunity to change direction? [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
In the third of a series of weekly Enrichment tasks for economics students, here is a task which considers whether the extensive government measures being taken to keep economies going and to allow...
Tim Harford on why we fail to prepare for disasters
This article by Tim Harford provides quite brilliant analysis and reflection and I urge everyone to take ten minutes to read it.
Exploring Wage Differentials and Remuneration for Key Workers [Year 13 Enrichment Task]
In this task students consider the low wages paid to many of those who have been defined as key workers in the current crisis, and asks whether their roles should be recognised with higher pay,...
What is the economic impact of the shutdown of the English football season? [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
In the second of a series of weekly Enrichment tasks for economics students, here is a task which considers the wider economic impacts of the shutdown of the English football season - look out for...
Who benefits most from online retailing, consumers or businesses? [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
One of the (many) issues for A level students over the coming weeks and months is likely to be keeping momentum as they prepare for university. Perhaps we can help a little with that, by publishing...
In this research task we challenge students to consider how game theory might help explain the panic buying of toilet rolls ahead of the UK COVOD-19 lockdown.
Hannah unleashes her economics creativity!
Hannah Parkinson, an A-Level economics student has been reading the Economist voraciously over many months to deepen her passion for the subject.
In this special blog, Gavin Simpson writes about the wonderful Economics in Ten podcast series. Well worth a read!
Year 13 Work - Information Bias
Until it becomes clearer how teachers will be asked to provide grades for the current Year 13s, here's an activity for those of you trying to keep your students engaged - useful for those with...
Building a more resilient future
My article of the day comes from Anthony Painter at the RSA who has long been a supporter of some form of universal basic income.
New Economic Thinking: Inequality - The Bigger Picture
What can be done to address global poverty and inequality? Arjun Jayadev and Branko Milanovic discuss possible policy solutions to inequality, including opening borders and raising taxes on capital...
New Economic Thinking: What is happening to Inequality Now?
In the 4th lecture in a series of 5, Branko Milanovic continues his exploration of global inequality into the contemporary neoliberal era.
New Economic Thinking: Inequality - What is Happening?
In the third lecture in a series of five, Branko Milanovic explores how the industrial revolution created widening inequality between different countries.
New Economic Thinking: How Do We Measure Inequality?
Here is the second lecture in the series of five on the economics of inequality. Arjun Jayadev explains the relative merits of different ways of measuring inequality.
New Economic Thinking: Inequality - Why Should We Care?
This is going to be a truly fabulous enrichment resource for students and teachers - a new 5-part series on global income inequality