Craft distilleries drive gin boom
Gin festivals are becoming more popular with every passing year and soaring demand is creating a supply response as new craft gin distilleries open.
Growth without Industrialization
Professor Dani Rodrik's new short essay for Project Syndicate is timely background reading for teachers and students looking at growth and development strategies among low and middle-income...
Lots of great coverage of the work of Richard Thaler following his well-deserved award of the Nobel Prize for Economics. These short videos are well worth a watch!
This is genuinely good news for our wonderful subject! One of the guiding lights behind behavioural economics has been awarded the 2017 Nobel in Economics.
This week's Economic Quiz - 5 October 2017
Here are ten questions on Economics news - give them a go!
Cleaning firm challenges zero hours and low pay culture
A heartwarming story about a church-backed company that is bucking the trend for zero-hours contracts and the gig economy.
Business objectives of discount supermarkets
Last week supermarket discounter Aldi announced a simultaneous rise in sales and a fall in profits. The company reported a 13.5% rise in sales and a 17% fall in profits. This begs the question how...
How to spot a financial crisis
The latest Punk FT video looks at how to spot a financial crisis before it spots you!
A red-hot topic in economics is randomised controlled trials (RCT). Esther Duflo, who has really driven this idea, has surely put herself in pole position for a Nobel Prize at some point.
IMF support for low income countries
What does the IMF do? Well, this IMF clip will let you know: concessional loans, debt relief, and all sorts of other things to try to overcome short-term developmental problems.
Try the Uber game!
Can you make a living as an Uber driver? Try this new Uber-game from the FT!
Britvic to close Norwich plant
The closure of the Britvic plant in Norwich has implications for the local economy: a negative regional multiplier is likely to occur.
The Dangers of Fiscal Policy
Another splendid Marginal Revolution University clip that looks at the dangers of debt finance, with a number of practical examples from across the developing world, and some developed economies -...
The End Game for Fossil Fuels
Here are some notes and related links from a stunning talk given tonight by Dieter Helm, Professor of Energy Policy at New College, Oxford.
Words matter more than ever
Especially with the advent of new GCSE and A level exams. We love this new blog on teaching an aspect of economics from Head Teacher John Tomsett.
10 Years After the Financial Crash with Alistair Darling
Fantastic stuff! A brilliant section of an interview with former Chancellor Alastair Darling.
The Demise of Northern Rock with Robert Peston
A shortened version of an interview with Robert Peston the events surrounding the collapse of Northern Rock.
From Bank Bail-Outs to Bail-Ins
A useful infographic from the Bank of England on how they plan to prevent a bank being too big to fail
China eyes the prize in the fast-growing e-vehicle industry
China is now the world's largest e-vehicle market. The government's industrial policy includes subsidies for producers that drive down costs and make cars affordable.
Craft brewers: do they stay or do they grow?
An excellent little clip looking at the challenges faces craft brewers: do they stay or do they grow?