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When it comes to planned capital investment, uncertainty about macro policy including trade can be a big barrier to pushing the button and going ahead with expensive capital projects. I have rarely...
Here is a really good contextual example of two ways in which a business can respond to the impact of an import tariff.
East coast rail line back under public control
Is this the first step towards the renationalization of the railways - as the East coast mainline is taken back into public ownership? I doubt it: however, it does cast doubt over rail...
World Cup Happiness! Try our World Happiness Index activity
World Cup fever has truly arrived. For those of us supporting England, well, hope is alive for a few more hours at least.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 15 June 2018
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Plumber wins 'gig economy' case
Does employment law need to change to reflect the uber-flexible world of 21st century working? Or are we instead moving back towards a 19th century model of people without sufficient formal...
Economics Weekly Quiz - 8 June 2018
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Barcelona introduces greater regulation on Airbnb
If you use the Edexcel exam board you will probably have seen the classic question on this year's Paper 1 about consumer interest and market share (relating to mobile phones). On a similar note,...
'Rules of origin' fears for car industry
Rules of origin represent an important non-tariff barrier to trade. Will UK car manufacturers and their supply-chain businesses be hit hard by a free trade deal that fails to cover existing rules...
According to a new report out by Afrasia Bank, the UK had a net loss of approximately 1000 high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) during 2017. A HNWI is often classified as an individual with more than...
Prepping up the Labour Market for your exams
Here are some important labour market issues that you might want to cover as part of your revision.
CMA to investigate funeral price fixing
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are investigating the cost of UK funerals for price fixing. They are dead against it. Another example of profit maximising firms acting in a fashion that...
Economics Weekly Quiz - 1 June 2018
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The Brexit Files: the hit to the UK economy
Chris Giles from the Financial Times takes the temperature of the UK economy two years on from the Brexit vote. A handy update ahead of the Paper 2 macro paper on June 12th.
This World Bank clip highlights the rapid growth of the Bangladeshi economy and the fact that it has been able to supply the necessary power for this via the fastest adoption of domestic solar...
University Guide 2019: Rankings for Economics
Here is the link for the Guardian's 2019 league table rankings for university economics departments and courses. As always - look carefully at the methodology used to assess the institutions.
A new report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers estimates that an army of approaching 100,000 drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles) appearing in the UK over the next decade could have a significant impact...
What do you do with your cast-off clothing? If you donate it to charity, are you raising the standard of living for some of the world's poorest, or holding back development of infant textile...
The Guardian runs an article today focusing on growing shortages of labour in the UK fruit-picking industry. Will robotics help resolve the paucity of people willing to collect fruit? Or is the...
Economics Weekly Quiz - 25 May 2018
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