Free lunch? What if electricity was free?
Is there anything like a free lunch when it comes to supplying electricity to homes, businesses and communities? Perhaps we are moving towards something close to a zero marginal cost of generating...
Sky abandoning the satellite dish - market contestability
Sky have announced that they are abandoning the use of satellite dishes and will move across to a system where all content is streamed through the internet. The switch will occur in the UK at some...
Obesity: not just a rich-world problem
A new short video from the Economist - providing excellent context and a prompt for classroom discussion.
Privatisation and Regulation - FT series of articles
One of many issues that is highlighted by the failure of Carillion is Privatisation - a topic that sits clearly in the Economics A level syllabus. As many of us reach the part of our scheme of work...
Economic Development: Vietnam Rising
Here are two new videos from the IMF focusing on growth and development drivers in the fast-growing Vietnamese economy.
Protectionism: Import Tariffs in the News
The United States and India have both announced severe import tariffs on solar panels sourced from China. Two good topical examples to add to your A-level Economics notes on trade and protectionism.
Sky/Fox merger and public interest
It seems like the proposed merger between Sky and Fox has been on the cards for ages and plenty has been written about the subject, including on this website.
Rail Economics: Explaining the increase in UK Rail Fares
The FT looks at the recent 3.4% increase in season ticket and off-peak rail fares, and drills down into the price increase, arguing that the train operating companies (TOCs) only earn a small...
Economics Weekly Quiz - January 19 2018
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Good luck!
Is free trade good or bad?
Andrew Walker has written an excellent article on the benefits and costs of trade - ideal enrichment reading for Year 13 economists studying aspects of trade and globalisation.
Credit card surcharge bans and government failure
The urge to meddle unthinkingly in micro detail, without grasping that this will change behaviour, is a besetting sin of modern politicians.
Ford ramps up investment in electric cars
As I've always said, electric cars are coming. Ford are the latest manufacturer to announce that they are ramping up investment in the sector, with an eye on expanding the range of non-fossil fuel...
Will Cape Town run out of water?
The central economic problem writ large: scarcity and choice. In this case, it's the iconic city of Cape Town, a remarkable place, which is facing an extreme water shortage.
UK Economic Performance - "Dial up" activity
With Brexit continuing to dominate the news headlines, here's an activity that compares the UK's current economic performance with other EU and G20 countries.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 12 January 2018
Here's this week's Economics news quiz. Good luck!
Is the current consumer debt boom a bubble waiting to burst?
As questions on the causes of the Financial Crash of 2007/08 and subsequent policies to avoid a repeat may well appear on this summer's Economics exams, I was intrigued to read this report in the...
Robots transform the logistics industry
This is a compelling, superb video report from the FT on how robotic technologies are having a transformative impact on the fast-growing logistics industry.
LSE Festival - Beveridge and the Welfare State
There is some really, really good stuff scheduled in this festival "Rethinking Beveridge for the 21st Century" Most of it takes place in the week 19-24 February, with a number of enticing debates...
Strangest Things - Starter or plenary for lesson on global economics
If you, or your students, are a fan of the Netflix sensation 'Stranger Things', you might like this resource.