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This article looks at the impact of the pandemic on aviation, noting the recent announcement of job losses at British Airways.
Economics News Quiz - 1 May 2020
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
Optimism isn't Nouriel Roubini's stock-in trade judging by this piece in the Guardian.
Should profitable P&O get a bail-out?
The owners of P&O, DP World (Dubai Ports World) have asked the government for a bailout worth £150m to keep the ferry operator in business, and see it through the coronavirus lockdown., having...
Risks that the global flower trade is evaporating
Andrew Verity reports on the challenges facing tulip producers in the Netherlands. A good example of the micro impact of lockdown.
Economics News Quiz - 24 April 2020
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Should petrol prices now be less than £1 a litre?
This story offers another interesting dimension to the economics of the coronavirus, with motoring organisations arguing that petrol retailers are ripping off consumers, in not passing on the...
NHS and PHE bureaucracy holds back effective health care
The bureaucracies of both the NHS and PHE are not fit for purpose argues Paul Ormerod in his latest article.
Oil's amazing moment as crude prices fall below zero
This has been an amazing few days and weeks for the crude oil market with prices for West Texas Intermediate falling below zero.
7 million jobs at risk if lockdown persists
This piece looks at the long term costs of lockdown for the UK economy
Supporting businesses during the crisis - an update
The government's loan scheme has come in for criticism, with many arguing that it has failed to dispense funds quick enough, or to enough companies, in comparison with other schemes in Germany or...
Economics News Quiz - 17 April 2020
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Economists have a key role to play in any exit strategy
Economists have a key role to play in any exit strategy from the coronavirus pandemic.
GSK and Sanofi join forces to research a vaccine
The coronavirus has prompted collaboration in the pharmaceutical sector, with GSK joining forces with Sanofi to develop a series of coronavirus vaccines, and AstraZeneca to increase the UK's...
Amsterdam embraces the doughnut economic model
There has been much interest in a decision of the city authorities in Amsterdam to embrace Kate Raworth's doughnut model of sustainable growth.
Pandenomics: How Covid-19 could change the world
For today's article of choice, I point you to a commentary from Mark Cliffe, Chief Economist at ING in which he considers how the economic and political landscape might change as and when we emerge...
How coronavirus almost brought down the global financial system
Here is an excellent, detailed and rather worrying Guardian long read about the impact of coronavirus on the global financial system.
Economics News Quiz - 9 April 2020
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
Here are the two videos that have just been published by Ofqual explaining the exams grading process for summer 2020.
The unequal impact of coronavirus
Eight or so years ago, the newly-elected Conservative government trumpeted the fact that, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, "We're All In This Together". I'm afraid that this proved to be...