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Economics Weekly Quiz - 15 Oct 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. What happened to UK economic growth in August? What's the new contactless payment limit? Who won the Nobel prize for Economics? All this and more...
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Monetary Policy - UK interest rate rise likely before the end of 2021
The market consensus is that interest rate rises are on the way, with some people forecasting that they will come before the end of 2021.
Globalisation and Fiscal Policy - Multilateral agreement on a 15% minimum corporate tax rate
The OECD global minimum corporate tax rate has been agreed
Economics Weekly Quiz - 08 Oct 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Which major tech company has said that they will definately not be locating their factory in the UK? What's Boris Johnson's economic plan for the UK? Which...
Economics Weekly Quiz - 01 Oct 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Which country has banned cryptocurrencies? Which bank has announced further branch closures? A lack of lorry drivers for which company sparked the fuel...
Economic Development - Pacific Islands face lost decade
The latest research from the Lowy Institute highlights the challenges facing the Pacific Islands in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 24 Sep 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. 'Shortages' seems to be the theme of this quiz! Which Premier League football club has had a sponsorship payment made in cryptocurrency? Which sandwich shop...
Supply Crunch - Inflation to remain higher for two years, warns OECD
The OECD is forecasting higher inflation across the developed world, with the UK expected to have 3% inflation by the end of 2022, but falling inflation in a number of other economies.
Deglobalisation - The ship that broke global trade
This Bloomberg clip is a fantastic look at the impact of the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal last March.
Will the global supply chain process lead to stagflation?
Nouriel Roubini raises the spectre of stagflation - which students and their parents - might have to look up.
Horizontal Integration - National Express in talks to buy rival Stagecoach
News here of a potential merger in the transport sector - and thus horizontal integration between National Express and Stagecoach.
Long term causes of the empty shelves crisis
The Guardian's Felicity Lawrence suggests that the current supply chain issues are not a short-term phenomenon and date back to technological change and shifts in working patterns.
Supply Crunch - CO2 shortages threaten meat production and frozen food supplies
The supply-chain crisis affecting the UK economy seems to be deepening. Sharp increases in world natural gas prices are said to have led to the temporary closure of some fertiliser plants the...
Sustainability and e-waste - the iPhone and planned obsolescence
John Naughton's article wonders whether, in a sustainable world, we really need to buy the latest iPhone.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 17 Sep 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Which food chain announced an 11% wage increase? Which coin has been minted for the first time in 2 years? What caused the UK's sudden inflation hike? All...
Environmental Economics - Tesla co-founder has plan to recycle EV batteries
This FT clip looks at how a Tesla founder, JB Straubel, has moved into an unusual market - recycling lithium batteries.
Supply Crunch - The Maths working to solve the supply crisis
This is an excellent article that highlights the extent to which we are dependent upon mathematics to sustain our supply chain.
Principal-agent problem - Activist investor ups stake in WH Smith but backs management
Here is a good example of activist investors which is related to the principal agent problem.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 10 Sep 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Which US celebrity has been criticised for promoting an untested cryptocurrency? Which coffee house announced a 5% increase in wages? Which country has said...
Externalities and the Supply Crunch
This story is a consequence of the current supply chain issues, which have limited the access of water companies to the chemicals required to treat waste water.