Economics Weekly Quiz - 13 April 2018
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
Chart Analysis - 'Chart Headlines' Activity
Here's an activity that you may like to try with your returning students to get them back into analysing charts and offering some evaluation.
Called 'Chart Headlines' it offers a newspaper...
Misguided sugar tax unlikely to be effective in tackling obesity
One of George Osborne’s last acts as Chancellor in 2016 was to announce the so-called sugar tax. This has now duly come into force, in line with the original timetable.
Balance of Payments - "Key Term Match Up" activity
There are not many activities out there for testing knowledge of Balance of Payments. Here is one of our Key Term Match Up activities testing knowledge of the components of the Balance of Payments...
Marine Protected Areas - A Big Success Story in Mexico
Here is a hugely positive example of how protecting natural capital can bring about a transformation of coastal waters from a marine desert into a thriving ecosystem?
Diagram in Your Pocket online resource
Here's a quick reminder to any teacher or student who hasn't spotted this, we have an online 'Diagram in your pocket' resource that gives you a selection of some of the key diagrams A level...
Corporate responses to social issues
Here are some recent examples of businesses responding to growing consumer awareness and concern about environmental challenges such as plastic pollution, deforestation and the sugar content of...
Pressure on the shipping industry to cut emissions
Containerisation and huge freight ships are two of the defining characteristics of globalisation. But the scale of greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping is vast and the industry is coming...
Year 13 Micro diagrams - 'Da Vinci Code' activity
Here's a nice starter activity for your returning Year 13 students as they revise for their exams.
A Level & GCSE Economics Exam Board Market Shares for 2017
Here is our analysis of the DfE data which shows the number of candidates entered for A Level and GCSE Economics in England in summer 2017 and the resulting exam board market share.
How the Fed Works: After the Great Recession
This new video from Marginal Revolution looks at how the United States Federal Reserve (their central bank) has moved to use unconventional tools of monetary policy in a bid to revive the economy...
Politicians of almost all persuasions have an irresistible urge to meddle. The latest example is the fanfare orchestrated just before Easter by Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary. He wrote to...
A village in Kenya is part of a trial with a universal basic income scheme in which all residents are given $20 a month for each of the next twelve years. How are people spending the money? What...
Labour markets: How useful are ratings in the Gig Economy?
Using any of the gig economy platforms gives you the chance to rate the person you have hired. This means that they can build up a reputation for their work, be it as a driver, a plumber or a...
Russia's bitter taste of capitalism
The challenges of being a transition economy - moving from Soviet central planning to a system relying more on market forces - is revealed vividly in this short video from BBC Witness.
A great short video to show in the classroom on the supposed rationality of lottery ticket buyers! The team at Business Insider tested an economic theory by trying to buy people's Powerball tickets...
How To Win A Trade War
FiveThirtyEight has produced this super interactive game using game theory where you can find for yourself whether winning a trade war is as easy as President Trump appears to believe!
Trump's Trade Wars: Round Two
After the US imposed tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium, it was inevitable that China would retaliate fast.
Fatal effects of waste dumping in Ethiopia
Living near newly built roads in Ethiopia is associated with higher rates of infant mortality, according to research by Caterina Gennaioli, to be presented at the Royal Economic Society's annual...
"This is harvesting, not fishing." A memorable quote from this superb documentary from Ed Conway which explores our economic relationships with the oceans and the planet. A decade ago, Charles...