Solar power and economic opportunity in Ghana
Ghanaians are already relatively well-served in terms of electricity; however, for those people without access to the existing electricity network, solar mini-grid have provided an unusual way of...
Economics Weekly Quiz - 8 February 2019
Here's this week's Economics news quiz. Good luck!
Higher or Lower? Revenue streams of European football clubs
In late January, Deloitte published their 22nd annual Deloitte Football Money League report. The report profiles the highest revenue generating clubs in world football.
Business Growth: Spotify acquires Gimlet Media
An interesting merger story that highlights the fast-moving nature of the tech sector: Spotify has bought Gimlet Media, behind a string of popular podcasts including Reply All, and podcast...
Scarcity bias - Hotel booking sites told to change
Humans have a strong scarcity bias. We unconsciously assume things that are scarce are valuable and things that are relatively abundant are not. The scarcity bias impulse frequently kicks in when...
The Concept of the Corporation
Something here from John Kay's blog that looks at the nature of the corporation and challenges the view that "shareholders own the company".
Unilever snaps up snack brand Graze
A conglomerate merger, I suspect, as consumer goods giant Unilever looks to expand its portfolio of snack foods, purchasing the Graze brand, as it looks to move into healthier markets.
UK overseas aid failing to reduce poverty, report finds
Evidence if it were needed that overseas aid (ODA) isn't the developmental panacea that some claim it to be, with the One Campaign suggesting that the aid given by Britain - particularly by the...
Economics of Intellectual Property - Cadbury and the Colour Purple
An interesting example here of what constitutes intellectual property rights - in this case, Cadbury have lost a legal battle over the specific shade of purple that it uses on its wrappers -...
CORE Economics - resource update
Here are some details about a fantastic new addition to the CORE Economics website.
The Environmental Impact of the UK Fashion Industry
The fashion industry isn't terribly environmentally-friendly, accounting for 3% of global carbon emissions per year, and an awful lot of waste.
The Dutch Historian who savaged the Davos Elite
Larry Elliott catches up here with Rutger Bregman, the man of the moment, who savaged the assembled billionaires at Davos. He reveals that his outburst about tax avoidance was, in large part,...
Is there an economic case for a four-day working week?
Will Stronge, the co-director of Autonomy, a think tank focusing on the future of work has written a thoughtful piece here about the possibility of a shorter four-day working week.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 1 February 2019
Here's this week's Economics news quiz. Good luck!
Abenomics in Japan - Resource Update
Abenomics has been in place for over five years but to what extent is Abenomics helping to lift Japan out of a deflationary period and address the challenges of an ageing population?
OFWAT puts pressure on the water monopolies
Competition policy has often been criticised for allowing privatised utilities an easy ride. Not in this case, where OFWAT have sent seven out of ten water companies back to the drawing board to...
Nobel Laureate Bob Solow pronounced thirty years ago that “you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics”.
A New Way to Support and Encourage the Most Able Students Taking AQA A-Level Economics
How can we best support our most able AQA A-Level Economics students without creating un-necessary extra teacher workload? The tutor2u Economics team have the answer!
Using Diagrams in AQA A-Level Economics: It's Time for Students To Raise Their Game...
It’s time for AQA A-Level Economics students to raise their game with how they use diagrams if they want to maximise their exam performance in 2019.
Success in Edexcel (A) A-Level Economics 2019 (CPD)
A forensic examination of what the principal examiners have said about why A-Level Economics students are under-performing is at the heart of the new resources developed for the upcoming SUCCESS IN...